Dmitry Rogozin

Deputy Prime Minister Rogozin: NATO missile shield 'poses no military threat' to Russia

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 12:52:32 -0500

From RIA Novosti: Russia’s strategic forces are capable of penetrating the US missile shield and it poses no military threat to the country, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday.

Russia threatens to use 'asymmetrical' measures to neutralize space weapons

Jorge Benitez — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:58:35 -0500

From Xinhua: Russia will considerably beef up its space forces by 2030 to counter possible threats, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Friday.

Russia's Superpower Delusions

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:55:17 -0600

From Alexander Golts, Moscow Times: Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin has finally gotten his wish: Russian science has overtaken every other country by apparently figuring out how to clone a fully grown 18-year-old youth.

Deputy Prime Minister: No fuel in Russia for French-built warships

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:35:40 -0600

From RIA Novosti: Russia does not produce the type of fuel necessary for the French-made Mistral-class amphibious assault vessels it has ordered, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said Tuesday.

Russia reverses course on defense imports

Jorge Benitez — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:00:41 -0600

From Tom Kington, Defense News: Russia, after enthusiastically embracing defense imports such as Italian vehicles and French ships, appears to be slamming that door in favor of domestic manufacturers.

Russia's Deputy PM warns Norway on missile defense participation

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:46:01 -0600

From Thomas Nilsen, BarentsObserver: It was last Thursday Norway’s Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said to BarentsObserver that he was worried about the Cold War rhetoric. . . . “A language that remains of Cold War rhetoric is used too often. That worries me.

Russia to Triple State Defense Order by 2015

Jorge Benitez — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:43:46 -0600

From RIA Novosti: Russia will gradually increase the annual amount of the state defense order to 2.8 trillion rubles (about $92 billion) by 2015, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Thursday.

NATO and Russia resume ambassador-level meetings after gap of nearly a year

Jorge Benitez — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:12:31 -0600

From Adrian Croft, Reuters: Envoys from the 28 alliance members held their first meeting with Alexander Grushko, a former deputy foreign minister who President Vladimir Putin appointed last month as Russia's ambassador to NATO.