Western punishment against Russia aims to stop industrial growth in the country, said Wednesday the Vice-Premier of the Russian government Dmitry Rogozin.

"punishments are only politicized and illegal. This is simply an attempt to prevent us from doing our work, Is an attempt to make the life of the Russian people became worse, to stop industrial growth, which today generates most importantly the military-industrial complex, " Rogozin said at a meeting on the problems of support of the defense industry in the punishment.

according to his application, on the prescribed punishment must be an adequate response." punishments are only political in nature, for this reason they are hostile to our state, our nation, naprotechnology. Because they must be given a proper response, " he said.


Western countries from March 2014 has repeatedly imposed sentences because of the position of Russia in Ukraine. The last case of the use of such practices were the limits imposed in March 2015, when was expanded US sanction List.

A list of Russian citizens and organizations that have come under penalties - in the material of the Fin news

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