Earlier, Washington has not ruled out tougher sanctions on Russia over the situation in Syria.
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Earlier, Washington has not ruled out tougher sanctions on Russia over the situation in Syria.
MOSCOW, 24 October. / TASS /. Russia had prepared a series of activities on the asymmetric nature of a possible tightening of US sanctions.
This was stated by Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov, speaking at a meeting of the Federation Council's international affairs committee on the draft law on the suspension of the agreement with the US plutonium disposition.
US sanctions policy has long been going on with respect to Russia. We have used this period to undertake some research work to prepare a series of activities that can be used in single-ended mode is the case of further tightening of the sanctions regime.
Earlier, US Secretary of State John Kerry did not rule out the possibility of tougher sanctions on Russia over the situation in Syria.
Statement Kerry
"We are considering additional sanctions, and President Obama has not ceased to consider any possibilities at this stage", - said the Secretary of State on October 16, responding to a question about the possibility of a military operation in Syria. "We will decide in the next few days in the context of ongoing discussions", - he said.
His British counterpart Boris Johnson also called for tougher sanctions pressure on Russia."They (Russia) are beginning to feel the pressure, and it is vital that we continue to exert this pressure", - said Johnson in the British capital on the basis of a multilateral meeting on the situation in Syria.
"Conditioned reflexes"
Earlier Ryabkov commenting on Kerry noted that the behavior of American politicians is similar to the conditioned reflexes in the animal world.
"While everything happens in a reflex mode, - he noted the deputy minister. - Like Pavlov's dog: bell rang - and started the secretion of gastric juice. If the long hold the monkey in a cage, you can teach her to press the lever, and the food will fall. "
"So here, if something does not suit the United States in the behavior of Russia, starts screaming about the sanctions", - said Ryabkov. "It is simply unworthy of the country that considers itself able to achieve its foreign policy goals. These methods are no foreign policy objectives can not be achieved, "- said the diplomat.
He also noted that the bill on the suspension of the agreement on the disposition of surplus weapons-grade plutonium - "this, including anti-Russian response to the US sanctions."
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