MOSCOW, November 13. /TASS/. Moscow does not expect anti-Russian sanctions to be lifted in the medium term based on an analysis of the actions of its Western opponents, Russian Foreign Ministry’s Ambassador-at-Large Alexander Trofimov said in an interview with TASS.

"It is not realistic to expect that sanctions against Russia will be lifted in the medium term, that is over the next six years. This is not blind faith, but a systematic analysis, which we conduct, including in the Foreign Ministry, of the actions taken by our Western adversaries and counterparts," he said during a roundtable.

An unprecedented number of restrictions have been imposed on Russia, Trofimov said, adding that it is inaccurate to call them sanctions, even though everyone has grown accustomed to that term. "These are, in fact, nothing more than instruments of pressure, an attempt to secure certain political concessions, to achieve specific geopolitical objectives, and to compel us to act in the way those imposing these measures would like us to," he noted.

Western countries have recently begun to employ a sanctions policy with increasing frequency as they are losing their advantages, their "undisputed leadership," the diplomat said. "However, we can see that we have, so to speak, adjusted to the sanctions regime thanks to the efforts of the government and society as a whole. The economy is showing resilience, and the government is taking necessary measures to reduce dependence on imported products and technologies, and to foster investment activity," he added.