MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. More than 30,000 sanctions have been imposed against Russia, yet the country has held firm and continues to develop, Dmitry Medvedev, the chairman of the United Russia party, said at the third meeting of the standing committee of the For the Freedom of Nations! movement.

"As is well known, more than 30,000 illegal, unilateral restrictive measures have been imposed against Russia. You might think - 30,000! - but Russia stands firm; it continues to hold its ground and even develop, despite the pressure of these 30,000 measures," he said.