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The top Russian diplomat said the Kremlin suggested that U.S. Ambassador John Sullivan follow the example of his Russian counterpart and head home for consultations. Russia will also deny the U.S. Embassy the possibility of hiring personnel from Russia and third countries as support staff, limit visits by U.S. diplomats serving short-term stints at the embassy, and tighten requirements for U.S. diplomats' travel in the country. The others banned from entering Russia are Susan Rice, a former U.N. ambassador and now head of the Domestic Policy Council; John Bolton, who was a national security a...

Kremlin Tells U.S. Ambassador to Return to America, Talk to White House: Russian Foreign Minister On 4/16/21 at 1:57 PM EDT Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov suggested that John Sullivan, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, return to the States to consult with the White House on Friday in a response to new sanctions the U.S. has placed on Russia, according to the Associated Press. The sanctions come as punishment for Russia's efforts to interfere with the 2020 election and the SolarWinds hack of federal agencies that the Kremlin has since denied. "We have repeatedly warned the United States ...

Russia's economic potential and its global reach are limited compared with the Soviet Union that competed with the U.S for international influence during the Cold War. Still, Russia's nuclear arsenal and its leverage in many parts of the world make it a power that Washington needs to reckon with. Aware of that, President Joe Biden called for de-escalating tensions and held the door open for cooperation with Russia in certain areas. Biden said he told Putin in Tuesday's call that he chose not to impose tougher sanctions for now and proposed to meet in a third country in the summer.

Russia to expel US diplomats, officials in tit-for-tat move against Washington Issued on: 16/04/2021 - 21:38 Russian President Vladimir Putin and the US Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, February 5, 2020. © Alexander Zemlianichenko, REUTERS 7 min 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. Advertising Read more Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also sa...

Lavrov noted that while Russia could take “painful measures” against American business interests in Russia, it wouldn’t immediately move to do that. Russia has denied interfering in the 2020 US presidential election and involvement in the SolarWind hack of federal agencies – the activities punished by the latest US sanctions. The Russian Foreign Ministry warned of an “inevitable” retaliation, charging that “Washington should realise that it will have to pay a price for the degradation of bilateral ties”. The US on Thursday ordered 10 Russian diplomats expelled, targeted doz...