TASS — Russia will fight against attempts to hinder it in world politics and economy — Medvedev

Russia will fight against attempts of other countries to inhibit its activity on the international arena, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev wrote in the article for the Voprosi Ekonomiki (Economic Questions) magazine published on Tuesday.

"Every time when our country becomes active on the international arena, it always faces hard attempts to hinder us. We cannot ignore these tendencies, and we will actively fight for a good place in world economy and world politics," Medvedev said.
He noted that "abrupt politization of international economic relations is another consequence of the turbulent period."

"A force-based approach, trade wars, artificial barriers that go against economic calculations, politically motivated obstacles on the way of mutually beneficial projects have become a reality now, and we have to take this into account," Medvedev said....

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Russia will fight against attempts to hinder it in world politics and economy — Medvedev

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While sitting across from Wang during the press conference, Pompeo said the US and China had a "fundamental disagreement" over the issues that China raised, adding that he regrets that the diplomatic and security dialogue between two counties was "something that you all chose not to undertake." 

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