The Russian Federation has the right to individual and collective defense
Moscow. April 8. INTERFAX - Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev says that illegal sanctions against Russia can be qualified as an act of aggression, this entails the right to defense within the framework of international law.
"Illegal sanctions under certain circumstances can be qualified as an act of international aggression by individual states or their unions," Medvedev wrote in his telegram channel on Friday.
First of all, according to him, this is possible when their use is aimed at undermining its economic independence, and therefore state sovereignty, and threatens the very existence of the state.
"In fact, as our opponents say, this is a declaration of economic war. Taking into account the totality of legal and political circumstances, it can be concluded that sanctions in the current situation can be qualified as an act of aggression against the Russian Federation, as one of the forms of hybrid war. In this case, the state that has been subjected to aggression, that is, Russia, has the right to individual and collective defense within the framework of national legislation and international law," Medvedev wrote.
