The Russian foreign minister revealed how Moscow views its confrontation with the West Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov discussed Russia’s standoff with the US and other Western nations in an interview with RT on Friday, and outlined the direction in which Moscow is moving.
Bulgaria, Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia announced on Friday that they had decided to expel a number of Russian diplomats from their respective missions in the four EU countries. Russia said the move would not go unanswered.
A number of Russia’s Eurobond holders received coupon payments due this week, Reuters reported, citing two market sources, signaling that Russia has evaded a widely expected external bond default. According to the agency, the payment was made in US dollars. Sources said two creditors have already received their due, while a number of others are…