MOSCOW — Russia on Saturday dismissed new U.S. sanctions as useless and said it was poised to wait as long as it takes for the U.S. to recognize Russia’s historic right to the Crimean peninsula.
The Russian foreign ministry on Saturday expressed regret that “the United States and Canada still cannot get over the results of a free vote in Crimea in March,” the referendum that was condemned by the international community as illegal and held under the guns of Russian troops.
Canada on Friday announced travel bans for dozens of individuals as well as restrictions on the export of technology used …read more
Source: San Francisco Chronicle