Thursday, September 11, 2014

Sanctions against Russia strategic error - (Dmitry Rogozin. deputy PM)

The EU trying to punish the whole nation because the sanctions against the financial sector, the manufacturing sector, the oil and gas sector...

MOSCOW, September 11. /ITAR-TASS/. Introduction of sanctions against Russia is a strategic error and a gross miscalculation on the part of the EU, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Thursday in an interview with Rossiya 24 TV news channel.

“It’s not so much the defense manufacturing sector that they are punishing,” he said. 
  • “They’re trying to punish the whole nation because the sanctions against the financial sector, the manufacturing sector, the oil and gas sector are the sanctions aimed at damaging the life of ordinary Russians.”
  • “They (those who conceived these sanctions) want to stir mass grievances over the policies of the president (Vladimir Putin), over the reunification with Crimea - with our own kith and kin, our compatriots,” Rogozin said.
“They think they can sting us somehow this way because the sanctions against the defense manufacturing industries signal an attempt to enfeeble us physically and I think that’s a strategic error on the part of the West,” he said.
http://en.itar-tass.com/world/749152
11/9/14
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12 comments:

  1. Le sanzioni di risposta della Russia possono colpire le case automobilistiche...

    Il secondo pacchetto di sanzioni di risposta all'Occidente è pronto, ma la Russia auspica che prevalga il buon senso che non ce ne sia il bisogno, ha dichiarato il consigliere della presidenza russa Andrey Belousov oggi durante il forum economico a Samara.

    Secondo lui, il secondo pacchetto di sanzioni della Russia può limitare le importazioni dalla UE di automobili e di alcune produzioni industriali, tra cui l'abbigliamento.

    "Ci sono diversi prodotti non agricoli, dove soprattutto i nostri partner europei sono più dipendenti dalla Russia che non la Russia da loro. L'elenco di queste produzioni è pronto, "- ha detto Belousov.
    Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_09_11/Le-sanzioni-di-risposta-della-Russia-possono-colpire-le-case-automobilistiche-5437/
    11/9/14

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  2. Sanctions: l'UE torpille le processus de paix en Ukraine (Moscou)...

    L'UE torpille le processus de règlement de la crise intérieure en Ukraine en adoptant de nouvelles sanctions contre la Russie, a déclaré jeudi le ministère russe des Affaires étrangères.

    "Cette décision montre que l'Union européenne est hostile au processus de règlement de la crise intérieure en Ukraine, alors que toutes les forces responsables de l'Europe devraient l'approuver", a indiqué le ministère dans un communiqué...............http://fr.ria.ru/world/20140911/202406679.html

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  3. Obama annonce de nouvelles sanctions contre la Russie...

    Le président américain Barack Obama a annoncé jeudi la mise en place de nouvelles sanctions contre la Russie dans les secteurs de la finance, de l'énergie et de la défense, en réponse "aux actes illégaux" de Moscou en Ukraine.
    "Aujourd'hui, nous nous joignons à l'Union européenne en annonçant que nous allons intensifier nos sanctions", a déclaré M. Obama dans un communiqué, précisant que les détails de ces nouvelles mesures seraient annoncés vendredi. Il se dit prêt cependant à lever ces sanctions "si la Russie honore entièrement ses engagements" suite à l'accord de cessez-le-feu conclu vendredi dernier entre l'Ukraine et les forces pro-russes. "Si, à l'inverse, la Russie continue à agir et à violer agressivement la loi internationale, le prix à payer continuera d'augmenter" pour Moscou, prévient le président américain. Barack Obama explique que ces sanctions ont été prises "à la lumière des actions menées au cours du mois dernier par la Russie pour déstabiliser davantage l'Ukraine, y compris la présence de forces russes lourdement armées dans l'est de l'Ukraine". Il précise que les Etats-Unis surveillent "de près les développements" sur le terrain depuis la conclusion du cessez-le-feu. "Mais nous avons encore besoin de preuves concluantes selon lesquelles la Russie a cessé ses actions visant à déstabiliser l'Ukraine", estime-t-il. Quelques heures auparavant, l'Union européenne avait annoncé qu'elle allait durcir ses sanctions contre la Russie, provoquant l'ire de Moscou, qui a accusé l'UE de miner le processus de réglement pacifique de la crise. (Belga)
    http://www.rtl.be/info/monde/international/1123763/obama-annonce-de-nouvelles-sanctions-contre-la-russie

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  4. EU publishes Russia sanctions list: Energy, defense industries targeted...

    Arms producer Kalashnikov and oil giant Rosneft are among Russian companies hit by a new round of EU sanctions, which have come into effect Friday morning upon being published in the EU Official Journal.

    The sanctions target the finance, energy and defense sectors. The union has restricted three Russian energy companies from raising long-term debt on European capital markets – Rosneft, Transneft and Gazprom Neft.

    The EU has also halted services Russia needs to extract oil and gas in the Arctic, deep sea and shale extraction projects....................http://rt.com/business/187184-eu-new-sanctions-published/
    12/9/14

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  5. Rosneft, Transneft, Gazprom Neft on new EU sanctions list....

    BRUSSELS, September 12. /ITAR-TASS/. The EU Official Journal (OJ) has published information about companies and officials on the sanctions list against the Russian Federation, which came into force on Friday.

    The “blacklist” includes major energy and defense companies, as well as several Russian and Ukrainian officials.
    Sanctioned energy companies

    The European Union banned debt financing for 3 Russian companies - Rosneft, Transneft and Gazprom Neft. The sanctions come into force from the moment of their publication.

    The EU has introduced a ban for trading those companies’ 30-day yield bonds and participating in issuing stock of the kind.

    On Thursday, ambassadors of 28 EU countries decided to introduce from September 12 additional sanctions against the Russian Federation.
    Sanctions against banks

    The European Union has also imposed restrictions in the provision of loans and investment services for five Russian banks - Sberbank, VTB, Gazprombank, Vnesheconombank (VEB) and Rosselkhozbank.

    EU residents will not be able to provide loans to these Russian banks any more. In addition, operations with new issues of bonds and other securities with maturity of more than 30 days are banned.

    These banks are not listed by the name, as the list remains unchanged since the previous sanctions’ issue of July 31, 2014.
    Sanctions against defense companies....................http://en.itar-tass.com/world/749212
    12/9/14

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  6. Le nouveau train de sanctions européennes contre la Russie n'est qu'une vengeance de l'UE pour son propre échec politique, notamment en Ukraine, a indiqué jeudi une porte-parole du ministère russe des Affaires étrangères Maria Zakharova....

    "Il s'agit sans doute d'une vengeance pour toute une série d'erreurs politiques propres à l'Union européenne sur le volet ukrainien, mais aussi sur le volet russe, commises sans doute sous la pression ou sans. C'est une vengeance pour l'échec définitif du projet +Politique extérieure de l'UE+", a écrit Mme Zakharova sur la page Facebook de la diplomatie russe.

    Par ailleurs, la diplomate a signalé que ces nouvelles sanctions étaient adoptées alors que les parties au conflit en Ukraine avaient annoncé un cessez-le-feu, et qu'un processus effectif de règlement pacifique avait démarré.

    Le président du Conseil européen Herman Van Rompuy a confirmé jeudi qu'un nouveau train de sanctions européennes contre la Russie entrerait en vigueur vendredi 12 septembre.

    Les nouvelles mesures adoptées par l'UE sont appelées à élargir les sanctions sectorielles et toucher le secteur pétrolier russe, les produits à double usage et les technologies sensibles.
    Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_09_12/Ukraine-sanctions-vengeance-de-lUE-pour-son-propre-echec-politique-Moscou-5911/
    12/9/14

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  7. La Russia si rammarica che la UE abbia introdotto nuove misure restrittive e preferisca continuare i colloqui nella lingua delle sanzioni, ha dichiarato il portavoce del Cremlino Dmitry Peskov....

    Ha osservato come la decisione della UE sia incomprensibile e inspiegabile in un contesto in cui emergono le iniziative di pace della parte russa sulla de-escalation della crisi ucraina.

    A Bruxelles o non vedono o si rifiutano ostinatamente di vedere la situazione reale nel Donbass e non vogliono avere informazioni sui passi che sono stati fatti dalle parti nell'ambito della normalizzazione della crisi, ha sottolineato.

    Secondo lui, le sanzioni creeranno “fastidio” alla Russia, ma il prezzo sarà pagato dall'Europa.
    Per saperne di più: http://italian.ruvr.ru/news/2014_09_12/Per-il-Cremlino-incomprensibili-e-inspiegabili-le-sanzioni-UE-contro-la-Russia-1884/
    12/9/14

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  8. Sanctions announced by US president have nothing to do with reality — Duma speaker...

    MOSCOW, September 12. /ITAR-TASS/. The sanctions against Russia that U.S. President Barack Obama is to announce "have nothing to do with reality anymore,” Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin declared Friday.

    Commenting on the new sanctions imposed on Russia by the west, Naryshkin cited a quotation which says that even if the shots in Sarajevo had not been fired there would have been other pretexts and causes to unleash Word War I, and that echoes with the situation at the present day, he added.

    “The sanctions announced by President Obama have no more anything to do with reality,” Naryshkin declared.
    http://en.itar-tass.com/russia/749234
    12/9/14

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  9. L'Union européenne pourrait procéder à un réexamen des sanctions envers la Russie dès le 30 septembre, écrit le quotidien économique russe Kommersant en faisant référence à une source au sein de l’UE....

    Le quotidien cite la porte-parole de la diplomatie européenne Maja Kosijancic, soulignant que le service européen de la politique étrangère doit présenter aux représentants « un examen complet de la mise en œuvre du plan de paix de Minsk et de la trêve ».

    Après la lecture de ce rapport, les représentants permanents devront trancher en ce qui concerne les sanctions envers la Russie.
    Lire la suite: http://french.ruvr.ru/news/2014_09_23/LUE-prete-a-revoir-les-sanctions-antirusses-des-le-30-septembre-5768/
    23/9/14

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  10. "Unerwünschte Person": Grünen-Politikerin an Einreise nach Russland gehindert...

    Moskau - Trotz Diplomatenpass hat Russland der Fraktionsvorsitzenden der Grünen im EU-Parlament, Rebecca Harms, die Einreise verwehrt. Als sie am Flughafen in Moskau ankam, wurde sie zurückgehalten, wie das Brüsseler Büro der Politikerin mitteilte. Nach drei Stunden des Wartens sei ihr schließlich gesagt worden, dass sie eine "unerwünschte" Person und ihre Einreise ein krimineller Akt sei. Kurz darauf sei Harms aufgefordert worden, in den nächsten Flieger zurück nach Brüssel zu steigen.

    Harms war den Angaben zufolge nach Moskau geflogen, um einen Strafprozess zu beobachten, bei dem die ukrainische Pilotin Nadeschda Sawtschenko der Spionage angeklagt wird. Harms hatte ihre Reise bei Twitter angekündigt und auch zu Spenden für die Anwälte Sawtschenkos aufgerufen.

    Die Gründe für die Zurückweisung Harms sind bislang unklar. Das Büro der Grünen-Politikerin vermutet, dass Harms ein Opfer von russischen Sanktionen geworden ist....................http://www.spiegel.de/politik/ausland/rebecca-harms-gruenen-politikerin-an-einreise-nach-russland-gehindert-a-993841.html
    25/9/14

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    1. A prominent European lawmaker said Thursday that she was turned back at a Moscow airport because she is persona non grata in Russia...

      Rebecca Harms, the head of the Green party faction in the European Parliament, said that border guards at Moscow‘s Sheremetyevo airport told her that letting her into the country would be "a criminal act."

      Harms then decided to take a plane back to Brussels, her office said in an emailed statement.

      The deputy, who is a native of Germany, was planning to attend a court hearing in Moscow on Friday in the case of Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who is in Russian detention.

      Moscow has accused Savchenko of aiding the killing of two Russian journalists while she was fighting with a volunteer battalion in eastern Ukraine. Savchenko, who was captured by separatists in June, has been held in a detention centre in southern Russia since July. Ukraine accuse Moscow of kidnapping her.

      Earlier this week, she was transferred to Moscow for a psychiatric examination, her lawyer said.

      Harms‘ office said that, according to its information, it is the first time that Russia has refused entry to a member of the European Parliament. It added that the decision might be a reaction to the EU‘s sanctions against Russia over Ukraine.

      Russian officials did not immediately comment.
      DPA
      http://en.europeonline-magazine.eu/european-parliament-member-declared-persona-non-grata-by-russia_356869.html
      25/9/14

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  11. Η ΕΕ «ΘΑ ΔΙΑΤΗΡΗΣΕΙ» ΤΙΣ ΚΥΡΩΣΕΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΕ ΙΣΧΥ....

    Παράλληλα διπλωμάτες στις Βρυξέλλες προέβλεψαν ότι η Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση θα διατηρήσει προς το παρόν σε ισχύ τις κυρώσεις που επέβαλε στη Ρωσική Ομοσπονδία στη συνάντηση των πρεσβευτών των κρατών-μελών της για να αποτιμηθεί η πρόοδος της ειρηνευτικής διαδικασίας στην Ουκρανία.

    Όταν η ΕΕ υιοθέτησε τις πιο πρόσφατες κυρώσεις της σε βάρος της Μόσχας λόγω της εμπλοκής της στην ουκρανική κρίση, νωρίτερα αυτόν τον μήνα, οι πρεσβευτές της είχαν συμφωνήσει να επανεξετάσουν το ζήτημα της εφαρμογής τους με βάση την πορεία της ειρηνευτικής διαδικασίας ως το τέλος του μήνα.

    Ο πρόεδρος του Ευρωπαϊκού Συμβουλίου Χέρμαν Φαν Ρομπάι είχε αφήσει ανοικτό το ενδεχόμενο να αμβλυνθούν, να ανασταλεί η ισχύς τους ή ακόμη και να ακυρωθούν εάν χρειάζεται..............http://www.enet.gr/?i=news-room.el&id=449219
    26/9/14

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