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| − | '''Dmitry Rogozin''' is a Russian politician, known for his ardent defense of [[Russia]]’s national interests. | + | '''Dmitry Rogozin''' is a Russian politician, known for his ardent defense of [[Russia]]’s national interests.<ref>[https://marksleboda.substack.com/p/dmitry-rogozins-blood-soaked-message Dmitry Rogozin's Blood-Soaked Message to Macron], Mark Sleboda, ''The Realpolitick, January 20, 2023.</ref> |
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| | In the 90’s Rogozin fought in the conflicts in [[Moldova]] and [[Yugoslavia]]. He served under the [[Vladimir Putin|Putin administration]] as Russia’s ambassador to NATO, where he became infamous for his passionate rhetoric and heated and sarcastic verbal and [[social media]] sparring with then NATO head Anders Fogh Rassmussen, often right in the middle of NATO-Russian council sessions. | | In the 90’s Rogozin fought in the conflicts in [[Moldova]] and [[Yugoslavia]]. He served under the [[Vladimir Putin|Putin administration]] as Russia’s ambassador to NATO, where he became infamous for his passionate rhetoric and heated and sarcastic verbal and [[social media]] sparring with then NATO head Anders Fogh Rassmussen, often right in the middle of NATO-Russian council sessions. |
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| | The former space boss suffered a concussion and was wounded in the right shoulder with shrapnel which landed “a millimeter” away from his [[spine]]. The shrapnel removed from his back in a delicate operation by surgeons proved to be from a NATO 155mm shell fired from a French Caesar Howitzer. | | The former space boss suffered a concussion and was wounded in the right shoulder with shrapnel which landed “a millimeter” away from his [[spine]]. The shrapnel removed from his back in a delicate operation by surgeons proved to be from a NATO 155mm shell fired from a French Caesar Howitzer. |
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| − | Rogozin later sent a letter along with the shrapnel fragment removed from his own spine to the French envoy Pierre Levy in [[Moscow]], to be passed on to the French President [[Emmanuel Macron]]. He also posted the contents of the message to Macron on social media. It reads, | + | Rogozin later sent a letter along with the shrapnel fragment removed from his own spine to the French envoy Pierre Levy in Moscow, to be passed on to the French President [[Emmanuel Macron]]. He also posted the contents of the message to Macron on social media. It reads, |
| | {{quotebox-float|'''TO THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Mr PIERRE LEVY,''' | | {{quotebox-float|'''TO THE AMBASSADOR EXTRAORDINARY AND PLENIPOTENTIARY OF THE FRENCH REPUBLIC. Mr PIERRE LEVY,''' |
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| | Rogozin vowed to return to the frontline as soon as his injuries allowed. | | Rogozin vowed to return to the frontline as soon as his injuries allowed. |
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| | + | ==References== |
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| | {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogozin, Dmitry}} | | {{DEFAULTSORT:Rogozin, Dmitry}} |
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| | [[Category:Russian People]][[Category:Russia-Ukraine War]] | | [[Category:Russian People]][[Category:Russia-Ukraine War]] |