Zakharova called the West's recognition of the damage caused by sanctions against Russia the outcome of the G7 summit.

The main result of the G7 summit was the statement of the enormous damage caused by sanctions against Russia. This was announced on June 17 by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova.

"The main result of the G7 meeting was a statement of the multibillion—dollar damage caused by anti-Russian sanctions," Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry also noted that this situation is a "crossbow."

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Dmitry Birichevsky, Director of the Department of Economic Cooperation at the Russian Foreign Ministry, said on June 8 that the European Union continues to impose new sanctions against Russia, despite its own economic losses. According to him, the EU is adding new sanctions because "otherwise it will lose face." The diplomat stressed that the economic situation in some European countries continues to deteriorate amid the sanctions policy.