INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
President Vladimir Putin said Monday."This is a huge challenge for our country," Putin said, accusing Western countries of deliberately
solutions in an energetic and efficient manner," he said at a meeting of the Presidential Council for Strategic Development and National
huge fences in the modern world," Putin added.The European Union and the U.S
Intel suspended their operations in Russia, or left the country altogether, leaving Russia without any domestic alternatives.Russia's
economy will shrink 15% this year as the hit from Western sanctions, wiping out 15 years of economic gains, the Institute of International
Finance said last month.AFP contributed reporting.
