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Putin shrugs off sanctions, saying 'it's impossible to fence off a country like Russia'

Putin on Thursday sounded bullish about the Russian economy despite Western sanctions over the Ukraine war."It's impossible to fence off a country like Russia," he added.Russian President Vladimir Putin took a bullish tone on Thursday as he discussed the West's efforts to isolate Russia's economy amid the Ukraine war, suggesting that the countries refusing to do business with Moscow are only hurting themselves.

The US and its European allies, among others, have slapped a slew of unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia over its unprovoked war in Ukraine. The Kremlin, however, is acting like it's not feeling the heat. Despite shouldering more sanctions than any other country, the Russian government is still raking in billions of dollars in energy exports every month. The West's efforts to kneecap the Russian energy sector were somewhat half-baked, as the UK and Europe still rely heavily on the country's natural gas.

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