Head of Russian Orthodox Church: sanctions against Russia promote self-sufficiency
September 23, 2015
Stating that “we can do almost everything except growing tropical fruit,” the head of the Russian Orthodox Church said that economic sanctions against Russia may benefit the nation by promoting self-sufficiency.
“When you see the riches of our country, with colossal opportunities, then you wonder why there is a topic of substituting import,” said Patriarch Kirill of Moscow, according to a report from the Interfax news agency.
The patriarch described sanctions as a form of “shock therapy” that encourages Russians “to work a little bit, to break the habit of cheap money, the habit of earning money from the difference between loan rates-- between those provided by Western banks and those we extended to our own people and our manufacturers.”
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