Russia on Friday responded to a barrage of new US sanctions by saying it would expel 10 US diplomats and take other retaliatory moves in a tense showdown with Washington.
The Biden administration announced Thursday the US is expelling 10 Russian diplomats and imposing sanctions against several dozen people and companies after hacking federal agencies.
President Joe Biden urged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday to “de-escalate tensions” following a Russian military buildup on Ukraine’s border in their second tense call of Biden’s young presidency.