Russian Ambassador to Sweden, Viktor Tatarintsev, stated undiplomatically that there is no fear in Russia regarding potential Western sanctions for further military action in Ukraine. He told a Swedish newspaper that Moscow “doesn’t give a s***t about the threat of Western sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. We have already had so many sanctions, and in that sense, they have had a positive effect on our economy,” . However, the Russian diplomat added that ”the more the West pushes Russia, the stronger the Russian response will be .”