Russian Parliament Leader Encourages Kremlin to Respond With Aggressive Action to U.S. Sanctions
On 4/16/21 at 12:16 PM EDT
The Kremlin is weighing its response to sanctions recently placed on Russia by the United States.
The U.S. on Thursday ordered 10 Russian diplomats expelled and imposed sanctions on dozens of companies and people to hold the Kremlin accountable for interfering in the 2020 presidential election, the hacking of federal agencies, and Russia s ongoing occupations and repression in Crimea.
The sanctions target Moscow s ability to borrow money by prohibiting U.S. financial institutions from buying Russian bonds directly from Russian institutions. Treasury is leveraging this new authority to impose costs on the Russian government for its unacceptable conduct, including by limiting Russia s ability to finance its activities and by targeting Russia s malicious and disruptive cyber capabilities, Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen said in a press release Thursda
Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington.
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Russia to expel 10 U.S. diplomats in response to Washington
The U.S. on Thursday ordered 10 Russian diplomats expelled, targeted dozens of companies and people, and imposed new economic curbs on Russia.
By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVAssociated Press
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MOSCOW Russia on Friday responded in kind to a barrage of new U.S. sanctions, saying it would expel 10 U.S. diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to restrict and stop the activities of U.S. nongovernment organizations from interfering in Russia’s politics.
Vladimir Isachenkov
FILE - In this file photo taken on Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, The U.S. Embassy with its national flag, seen behind a monument to the Workers of 1905 Revolution in Moscow, Russia. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says Moscow will order 10 U.S. diplomats to leave Russia in a retaliatory response to the U.S. sanctions. Lavrov also said Moscow will add eight U.S. officials to its sanctions list and move to restrict and stop the activities of U.S. nongovernmental organizations from interfering in Russia s politics. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko, File) April 16, 2021 - 12:11 PM
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.