Russian President Vladimir Putin has promised to “respond” to proposals made by France’s Emmanuel Macron to end a hunger strike by jailed Ukrainian filmmaker Oleg Sentsov in Russia, the French leader’s office said Friday. During a telephone call Friday morning the two leaders discussed the need to find “a humanitarian ...
Russia’s prime minister sternly warned the United States on Friday against ramping up sanctions, saying that Moscow will retaliate with economic, political and unspecified “other” means. The tough message from Dmitry Medvedev marked what the Kremlin sees as a red line, reflecting a growing dismay with the new US sanctions ...