Russia rolls out response to US high-tech sanctions

Russia will bar the United States from using Russian-made rocket engines for military launches, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday in announcing the Kremlin's response to high-tech sanctions Washington slapped on Moscow over Ukraine.


Rogozin also told reporters Russia would defy a US request and not prolong the use of the International Space Station beyond 2020.
[jpost.com]
13/5/14
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• Russia suspends operation of US GPS signal transmission stations as of June 1

Russia suspends operation of US GPS signal transmission stations as of June 1, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. 

GPS stations in Russia to be closed down altogether, if talks on placement of GLONASS stations in the US end inconclusively, he added.

Rogozin noted that Russia may terminate supplies of NK-33 and RD-180 rocket engines to the US, if they are used for military purposes.
[itar-tass.com]
13/5/14