Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin. © RIA Novosti. Sergei Mamontov
Russian Deputy Premier Calls West ‘Monkey With Hand Grenade’ -- RIA Novosti
MOSCOW, August 27 (RIA Novosti) – A firebrand Russian nationalist-turned-senior official said Tuesday that the West was acting in the Islamic world like a “monkey with a hand grenade.”
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin, Russia’s former envoy to NATO, did not elaborate on his comparison, made on his Russian-language Twitter page.
But Rogozin, who used to head a popular nationalist political party and now oversees Russia’s military industrial complex, has previously lambasted on Twitter the alleged plans of “Anglo-Saxons” to attack Syrian government forces.
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My Comment: Regular readers of this blog know that my nationality is Russian, and I am always following Russian news .... sharing tidbits here and there in this blog. I have also corresponded with Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin when he was Russia's representative in NATO ( I was usually critical of his positions) .... so I do know a "little bit" on what is happening in Russia. Bottom line .... the Russian leadership and media are deeply disturbed on what the U.S. is about to do in the Middle East. As far as they are concerned .... their "red lines" in the Middle East are now about to be crossed by the West, and they are responding accordingly. Not surprising .... the Western media is ignoring this firestorm in Russia, China, and elsewhere .... but it is happening .... everyone around the world is now looking at the White House and paying very close attention to whether or not the U.S. will respond to their red line being crossed by Syria last week .... and for protecting their own "strategic interests" are now issuing their own "warnings and threats".
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