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The country has withstood Western pressure by developing new trade and boosting domestic investment, Oleg Deripaska has claimed The sanctions that the West has imposed on Moscow are ineffective and outdated, Russian businessman Oleg Deripaska told Financial Times on Tuesday.

Aleksey Reznikov has also predicted in a CNN interview that Kiev’s bid to join NATO will be accepted next year Ukrainian Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov has pledged to continue attacking Russian targets in Crimea, including the Crimean Bridge, saying the strikes will reduce Moscow’s capacity to fight against Kiev’s forces.