He met with Chinese businessmen in Beijing. He was asked the question whether there is a positive moment for the Russian economy from Western sanctions if they incentive the development of domestic agriculture, RIA Novosti reported.

According to Gromyko, agriculture is one of the areas of the economy not the whole economy. "What is good for farmers, it is possible for the aluminum industry is not so well," said he.

Gromyko added, "If Americans and Europeans thought we fell on his knees, in fact we are bent to tightly tie the laces on sneakers and jerk forward with new speed."

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