Dmitry Rogozin
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"Dmitryi Olegovich Rogozin" is a Russian politician who has been Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, in charge of defense industry, since 2011.

In January 2008, he became Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation to NATO/Russia's ambassador to NATO, serving until December 2011. He was a leader of the Rodina (political party)/Rodina (Motherland) party until it merged with other similar Russian parties to form the Fair Russia party. He holds a doctor's degree and is said to speak four languages.

On 18 February 2011 Russian President Dmitry Medvedev appointed Dmitry Rogozin as a Special Representative on anti-ballistic missile/anti-missile defence and negotiations with NATO countries on this issue.

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The people now in charge of the Kremlin administration are rubbing out the results of 15 years of the new, democratic Russia. Russia is ceasing to be democratic.

This story with the submarine raises a whole series of questions, which have to be answered by the military prosecutors and the defense ministry.

A real political opposition was born today in Russia.

Our victory was stolen from us. After a court decision, we found ourselves in a difficult situation, and it is important for us at present to strengthen our organization, rather than dwell on things past.

This decision signals the de facto start of the 2008 presidential election campaign.

Our ideology ... is the one in the most demand in Russian society.

Western ambassadors have probably become scared and are trying to prove that the problem with ultra-right groups is now facing not only western Europe but Russia as well.