Russia is lashing out at new U.S. and European economic sanctions imposed to protest what the West sees as Moscow’s intervention in Ukraine.
The Russian Foreign Ministry Wednesday called new restrictions targeting the Russian energy, defense, technology and finance sectors “destructive and short-sighted.” It said Washington is behaving in a “pretentious, prosecutorial manner” that will lead to “further aggravation of U.S.-Russia relations.”
The new sanctions, the strongest against Moscow since the Cold War, are aimed at further weakening a Russian economy already sliding toward recession. U.S. officials say the newest restrictions could affect 30 percent of Russia’s banking sector, with …read more
Source: Voice of America
