Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called US sanctions against Moscow “counterproductive and senseless” a day after Washington warned that more “economic pain” is coming. “Sanctions are actions that are counterproductive and senseless, especially against a country like Russia,” Putin said during a press-conference with his Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinisto.
The Kremlin regards as incorrect US National Security advisor John Bolton’s remark Russia is allegedly stuck up in Syria, Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Wednesday. “It is not correct for anyone, let alone our counterparts in Washington, to claim that Russia has stuck up someplace,” TASS quoted Peskov as ...