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Kremlin ponders next moves after being hit by US sanctions by Vladimir Isachenkov, The Associated Press Posted Apr 16, 2021 10:43 am EDT Last Updated Apr 16, 2021 at 10:44 am EDT MOSCOW — Hit by a barrage of new sanctions this week from the Biden administration, the Kremlin is carefully weighing its response in a tense showdown with the United States. While the U.S. wields the power to cripple the Russian economy, Moscow lacks levers to respond in kind, although it potentially could hurt American interests in many other ways around the globe. Despite its heated rhetoric, Moscow will likely ...

By: Associated Press MOSCOW - Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions by saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington. Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to shut down those U.S. nongovernment organizations that remain in Russia to end what he described as their meddling in Russia’s politics. The top Russian diplomat said the Kremlin suggested that U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan follow the example of his Russian counterpart and head h...

Introduction In February 2021, the European Union’s (EU) Foreign Affairs chief Josep Borrell arrived in Moscow to discuss “the fraught state of EU-Russia relations” [1] amidst the ongoing trial of opposition leader Alexey Navalny [2] and protests against his detention. As Borrell visited, Russia announced the expulsion of three European diplomats (one each from Germany, Poland and Sweden), who it accused of participating in the protests. The EU defended the diplomats and said they were only observing the events, and announced retaliatory expulsions. Borrell himself was sharply criticise...

All news Top stories in the Russian press on Wednesday, February 10 Donald Trump© REUTERS/Jim Bourg Vedomosti: European Union to pursue new anti-Russian sanctions Read also The European Union will discuss new sanctions against Russia at a meeting of foreign ministers on February 22 and during its March summit of heads of state, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell announced at a special hearing of the European Parliament. Borrell also spoke about the fateful decision that Brussels must make in relation to Russia, noting that these choices w...

4 more materials The European Union is likely to impose new sanctions on Russia over the Navalny case following the unsuccessful visit to Moscow by its top diplomat Josep Borrell, said experts interviewed by Izvestia. Borrell faced criticism in the EU, where his trip was deemed to be a failure. Of all Russian high-ranking officials, only Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov held talks with Borrell. The EU top diplomat spent the rest of his time in Moscow in meetings with members of NGOs and the academic community. At a joint press conference, Lavrov castigated the EU as an unreliable partner, while...