"It`s not directly linked to the events in Ukraine, it`s important to implement the Minsk agreement. We are doing it, Kiev is not rushing to do it. It`s not about sanctions now, it`s up to us, within the country, in our own home, to find new, more sophisticated methods of management in our economy".
Putin said that Russia should not tolerate sanctions, but rather use this environment to find new horizons of development.
The Russian leader said that Russia is not afraid of any threats amid the current consolidation of the society.
"There are many threats that we cannot forecast," Putin said. "But if we preserve the stable domestic political environment and keep this consolidation of society that we are observing, then we are not afraid of any threats," he said.
Putin expects Russian economy to recover faster than in two years
The president said the Russian economy may recover faster than in two years.
"I think that it may be faster. It will take about two years, I believe," Putin stressed.
Putin: Russia should use sanctions rather than tolerate them
16 April 2015
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Russia should focus on finding new horizons of development and not on sanctions, President Vladimir Putin said at his annual question and answer session officially known as Direct Line with Vladimir Putin.
