Moscow — On Wednesday, Russia warned that new US sanctions against Moscow approved by the house of representatives take already battered ties into uncharted waters, and said it was close to taking retaliatory measures of its own. Russia was responding after an overwhelming US vote to impose new sanctions on Moscow and to force US President Donald Trump to obtain lawmakers’ permission before easing any sanctions on Russia. Moscow had initially hoped that Trump would work to repair a relationship which has slumped to a post-Cold War low, but has watched with frustration as allegations that Moscow interfered with last year’s US presidential election and concerns over Trump associates’ Russia ties have killed off hopes of détente. Russia flatly denies the meddling accusations. On Wednesday, Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov told the Interfax news agency that the latest US sanctions move left no room to improve ties between Moscow and Washington in the near future and took t...
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