MOSCOW - Russian officials on July 23 lined up to dismiss the economic impact of Western sanctions imposed for Moscow's role in the Ukraine crisis, saying they were "peanuts" compared to what their country had to face during Soviet times.
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A young boy holds a sign during a demonstration in front of the French Embassy in Kyiv on July 22, 2014, to protest against the sale of Mistral-class warships to Russia.
