Russia says it has measures it can take against the US

Russia says it has measures it can take against the US

MOSCOW: Russia Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov says still Russia has counter measures it can take against sanctions battle with the United States,but is responding carefully for now.

He gave these comments in an interview Izvestia newspaper published today (Monday).

Ryabkov told Izvestia that Moscow had previously hit back at the United States by suspending agreements in the nuclear sphere, expanding its list of U.S. politicians it deems anti-Russian, and by ordering half the staff at the US embassy in Russia to leave.

He said we still have similar measures left in our arsenal.(Reuters)