Russia's Deputy PM Rogozin Calls New Western Sanctions 'Strategic Blunder'
19:53 11/09/2014
MOSCOW, September 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Thursday described new EU restrictive measures against Russia's defense sector as a serious strategic blunder.
'Sanctions against the military-industrial complex are an attempt to make us weaker...and explore our weakness. I believe it is a strategic blunder on part of the West,' Rogozin, who oversees Russia's defense and space industries, said in an interview with Rossiya-24 television.
Rogozin insisted that the sanctions would have a reverse effect by making the Russians more fierce and determined in their work and actions.
"These sanctions will consolidate people and the society in the country," he said.
The European Council earlier unveiled additional sanctions against Russia adopted by the 28-member European Union earlier this week.
The EC said as part of sanctions debt financing to three major Russian defense companies had been prohibited, while the ban on exporting dual use goods and technology for military use in Russia had been extended to include a list of nine mixed defense companies that must not receive dual use goods from the EU.
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