Sergei Ryabkov on the wires, speaking to RIA news agency

  • Says Russia will respond by expanding its "black list" of Americans
  • Will use principle of parity in responding to US sanctions
  • Does not rule out extra measures beyond that
  • Wants to maintain dialogue with the US
  • Will calibrate its response to new US sanctions accordingly

This comes after the news that broke out yesterday that the US Treasury is imposing fresh sanctions on individuals in Russia. Adam had that when it was released here.

More geopolitical tensions rising, but it's Russia - not exactly something new. After all, these two go way back: