Russia Will Find a Way to Protect Its Interests If Other Countries Refuse Dialogue, Putin Says

The president's remarks come amid a new round of tensions between Russia and the West, including fresh sanctions against Moscow by Washington, claims about cyberattacks and election meddling, and mutual recriminations over the escalating civil conflict in Ukraine.

Moscow will find "asymmetrical" ways to defend its national interests if other nations refuse dialogue, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said.

"Unfriendly actions toward Russia do not cease," Putin said, speaking during his annual address to lawmakers from both houses of Russia's parliament on Wednesday. "In these circumstances, we behave ourselves with utter restraint, one may even say humbly, often times leaving without response not only unfriendly actions but also blatant rudeness."....'

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