Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned that it will be "impossible" for the West to isolate his country in a chilling threat.
In an appearance at an economic forum in the far eastern Russian city of Vladivostok on Wednesday, the despot struck a defiant tone saying he has recognised his country's future lies with The Middle East and Asia.
The 69-year-old said that Russia has not lost anything from its war with Ukraine, hitting out that Western sanctions imposed are simply a futile attempt to hold Russia in check.