Sputnik- Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that it is time to give up illusions that sanctions against Russia would be lifted soon.





MOSCOW (Sputnik) � Anti-Russia sanctions will not be lifted in�the near�future and Russians should not hope for�results of�elections in�foreign countries to�affect the issue, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on�Sunday.

�It is time to�give up�illusions that sanctions against�our country would be lifted. Obviously, everything that occurred will last for�a long time. [We] should not hope for�foreign elections, for�any leaders coming to�power in�foreign countries [to change the situation with�the sanctions],� Medvedev said.