Russian Ambassador to Argentina, Dmitry Feoktistov

Russian Ambassador to Buenos Aires, Dmitry Feoktistov, said on Friday that Argentina is not joining sanctions against Russia and considers them illegitimate and unilateral.

However, Feoktistov pointed out that Argentina does not support Russia's special operation in Ukraine.

He indicated that "The country (Argentina) is seriously pressured today, like many others, by the United States and the collective West."

"They want it to explicitly condemn Russia's special operation in Ukraine and to join the Russia sanctions. Neither of those is happening today," he affirmed.

Feoktistov said that "it would be wrong to say that Argentina is completely on our side, because, of course, it is balancing its position."

The ambassador stressed that the Argentine authorities are not willing to join the West's hysteria and are firmly refusing to adopt sanctions against Russia.

Argentina believes that such unilateral sanctions harm the Western countries more than they hamper Russia's development, he added.