Russia will adopt responsive measures to retaliate against the decision of the European Union (EU) to extend sanctions against Moscow till January, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said Monday.
Russian air defense systems manufacturer Almaz-Antey Tuesday denied its involvement in the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 in eastern Ukraine last July, saying Western sanctions against the company are unjustified.
Iran's leaders questioned on Thursday the hard-won framework agreement on the country's nuclear program and said they would not sign a final deal if sanctions were not lifted.
The EU's sanctions policy against Russia over the Ukraine crisis would be linked to the implementation of the Minsk agreement till the end of 2015, European leaders agreed on Thursday.
Russia vowed to take "adequate response" to the expanded EU sanctions imposed on it over the Ukraine crisis, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.
The European Union (EU) on Monday decided to delay fresh sanctions on Russia by a week to wait for the outcome of Minsk talks.
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee on Thursday voted 18-4 to advance the new bipartisan Iran sanctions bill for a full-floor vote.
Several Democratic Senators in the U.S. Congress on Tuesday pledged not to push new sanctions legislature against Iran before March 24, giving President Barack Obama breathing room to reach a nuclear deal with the Islamic republic.
The United States on Tuesday slapped sanctions on nine persons and entities for their alleged role in helping the Iranian government evade sanctions and in supporting its human rights abuses.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said Tuesday the latest U.S. sanctions on Russian officials put in question the bilateral cooperation on major global problems.
The Obama administration on Monday imposed sanctions on more Russian officials under a law enacted two years ago following the death of Russian lawyer Sergei Magnitsky.
News Analysis: Ruble's slide adds pressure to Russian economy amid plunging oil prices, sanctions
A sharp depreciation in the value of Russia's currency ruble added further pressure to the country's economy already weakened by plunging oil prices and Western sanctions, leading U.S. experts said.
U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed into law a bill aiming for tougher sanctions on Russia, but ruled out additional steps at the moment.
Moscow will definitely respond to new sanctions should the United States decide to impose them, a senior Russian diplomat said Saturday ahead of a bilateral meeting of the countries' foreign ministers.
Moscow hopes the European Union (EU) will not further aggravate mutual relations, Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
The Japanese government is mulling to further impose sanctions against Russia on current turbulence in Ukraine, local media reported Thursday, citing government officials as saying.
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