Ryabkov: the US has turned punishment in a new kind of offensive weapons

The U.S. turned an instrument of punishment in a new kind of offensive weapons, Russia will not be drawn into such an arms race, But can seek ways of protection, said Deputy head of the Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov.

" The impression is that in the government agencies in the U.S. capital have come to the conclusion that it is easier and cheaper to apply punishment than to carry out the traditional projection of military force on someone. That is, We are dealing with a new offensive weapons, " Ryabkov said in an interview to the newspaper " Kommersant ", released on the last working day of the week.

according to him, " in the arms race, We (the Russian Federation-as amended) are not drawn, reply mirror on all such steps We are not going." We are not going to do that. But We must find an antidote. On offensive weapons must be defensive. This will do, " said Ryabkov.

The U.S. and EU imposed a punishment on a number of Russian politicians, businessmen and organizations after joining in March of Crimea in structure of the Russian Federation on the results of the referendum. The Ministry of foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation has named these penalties counterproductive. The West many times threatened to make wider punishment, as well as among them typing limits on exports to the Russian Federation technologies for the oil and gas sector. Washington wants the EU readiness for the introduction of a round of sanctions against Russia, which the White house accused of interfering in the situation in Ukraine. However, among the European partners of the US capital there is no unity on the issue. In the capital of Russia many times stated that the Russian Federation is not a party to the conflict in Ukraine.


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