MOSCOW. Oct 27 (Interfax) - The possible U.S. sanctions against Russia's Federal Security Service will reduce the chance for bilateral interaction in the war on terrorism practically to zero, first deputy head of the Federation Council Defense and Security Committee Franz Klintsevich told Interfax on Friday.
"The next sanctions move of the United States will have far-reaching negative implications, and I am unable to mention all of them. For instance, sanctions against the Federal Security Service will reduce the chance for interaction between our countries in the prevention of the terrorist threat practically to zero," Klintsevich said, commenting on reports that a number of Russian defense plants and security services might fall under additional U.S. sanctions.
"Let me say right away that our defense plants have long become self-sufficient, and no sanctions can have a serious impact on them. Yet the very fact of an attempt to hit the holy of holies, the area most fiercely protected by every self-respecting country, national security of Russia, can definitely not be tolerated, same as the attempt to remove a rival from the arms market," Klintsevich said.