The Kremlin spokesperson said, "The more Russia is rising, the more uncomfortable they feel, and the [tougher] they start to behave in international relations."
According to Peskov, the West is "ready to jeopardize international law, the basics of international relations - free trade and [commercial] regime. They are ready to forget about fair trade. They are ready to forget about [World Trade Organisation] WTO rules. They are ready to forget about [all the] rules when they want to suppress Russia."
Peskov also noted that when Russia faces external pressure, its people tend to "unite around a strong leader."
He said, "This happened numerous times during our history. And of course, partly, it's happening now. Because when you see unprecedented pressure, when you see even craziness coming from some countries, you understand what I mean, well, people cannot tolerate it, they resist. And [by] resisting, they unite around a strong leader."
Comment: That's what we've been saying for years now. Good to have it out in the open. Not that it will make much difference where it counts, but at least the word is getting out. We discussed this topic and more on the last episode of Behind the Headlines. Watch below: