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Restrictions have effectively led to Russia increasing its sovereignty, the president has said Western countries are damaging their own economies when they limit Russia’s ability to use their currencies through multiple sanctions, Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Thursday.

The Russian government has prepared a list of measures aimed at tackling the impact of sanctions imposed by the US and its allies, Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said on Tuesday. The proposal includes more than 100 initiatives and measures, with the total amount of funding for their implementation estimated at about 1 trillion rubles ($9…