“These are things that have nothing to do with each other,” he said at a briefing on Friday, answering a related question. The move to export metals is connected “generally with the practice of illegal trade restrictions, attempts to constantly resort to new and new restrictions” in relation to Russia, he explained.
Peskov added that there are no specific details on this issue so far and that he has set himself the task of thinking through the restrictions mentioned without harming the interests of the Russian economy.
Earlier, Vladimir Putin, at a meeting with the government, addressing the head of the Cabinet of Ministers, said: “Mikhail Vladimirovich, I have a request for you – please look at some types of goods that we supply in large quantities to the world market – we are being restricted in the supply of a number of products, but perhaps we should also think about certain restrictions on uranium, titanium and nickel.” At the same time, the president stressed that “there is simply no need to do anything that could be damaged.”
