Bloomberg Russia threatened to retaliate against new sanctions passed by the US House of Representatives, saying they made it all but impossible to achieve the Trump administration’s goal of improved relations. The measures push US-Russia ties into uncharted territory and “don’t leave room for the normalization of relations” in the foreseeable future, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said on …

Bloomberg Germany expressed continued concern about US moves to tighten sanctions against Russia, while saying changes made in the bill passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday are steps in the right direction. Germany is holding to its position that sanctions rules mustn’t be used as a tool to influence specific industries, Martin Schaefer, a Foreign Ministry spokesman, said …

Bloomberg Sweden’s government was dragged into a deepening crisis as the opposition united to demand no-confidence votes be cast against three Cabinet ministers for their handling of breaches that may have put classified information into the hands of foreign powers. The four parties in the main opposition bloc called for the motions to be brought against Home Affairs Minister Anders …