The West’s unprecedented sanctions on Russia will make the country more independent from the rest of the world, according to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “Sanctions pressure has always existed, but now it has a complex character, it creates certain issues, problems and difficulties for us,” Putin told government officials at a meeting. “But just as we overcame these difficulties in the past years, we will overcome them now,” he said, according to Interfax news agency. “We have to get through this period,” he said. “The economy will undoubtedly adapt to the new situation. This will lead to…