By Ben Aris in Berlin Russian President Vladimir Putin said on February 21 that Western sanctions have played a “stimulating role” in Russia’s economic development, rather than bring it to its knees.

His main role, his main task, is what Putin assigned him: to get the Americans to lift sanctions pressure. That’s his job,” Russia’s former deputy foreign minister, told NBC News.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Moscow and Washington could make a deal on mining rare earth minerals both in Russia and parts of Russian-occupied Ukraine.