‘Insane’ sanctions or food supplies: Russia tells West

Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and now senior security official, said Thursday the West should not expect Russia to continue food supplies if it slaps Moscow with devastating sanctions over Ukraine.
“Our country is ready to fulfil its obligations in full. But it also expects assistance from trading partners, including on international platforms,” Medvedev said on messaging app Telegram.
“Otherwise, there’s no logic: on the one hand, insane sanctions are being imposed against us, on the other hand, they are demanding food supplies. Things don’t work like that, we’re not idiots,” said Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of Russia’s Security Council.”Countries importing our wheat and other food products will have a very difficult time without supplies from Russia.
And on European and other fields, without our fertilisers, only juicy weeds will grow,” added Medvedev, who served as president between 2008 and 2012.”We have every opportunity to ensure that other countries have food, and food crises do not happen. Just don’t interfere with our work.”