The Russian foreign Ministry reacted to new U.S. sanctions
MOSCOW, may 9 — RIA Novosti. USA, introducing new sanctions against Russia, trying to make up for the fiasco of a missile attack against Syria, which took place April 14, according to a statement on the website of the Russian foreign Ministry.
The Department explained that in Washington once again announced additional anti-Russian sanctions.
“Formally, Russia is trying to blame the violation of us law prohibiting the military-technical cooperation with Iran, North Korea and Syria, which is irrelevant to our country to have.”
In reality, it is clearly on the banal desire to get even for the failed missile attack against the Syrian Arab Republic by the United States on 14 April together with UK and France in violation of international law.The Ministry of foreign Affairs
Clarifies that such a conclusion was made based on the fact that the American sanctions list included the Gatchina training centre of the antiaircraft troops of the Military space Academy imeni A. F. Mozhayskiy and 183rd guards anti-aircraft missile regiment of the armed forces.
“Apparently, that was well taught and instructed soldiers of the Syrian air defense shot down most of the missiles Western aggressors”, — added the Russian foreign Ministry.
The US, Britain and France on the night of April 14 have launched missile attacks on Syrian government facilities that, in their opinion, are used to produce chemical weapons. Targets in Syria were fired more than 100 rockets, most of which was shot down by Syrian air defense. Russian forces were not involved, but kept track of all the triggers.