United States diplomatic staff to leave Russian Federation on Tuesday amid sanctions retaliation

Here is a look at the new sanctions bill and what Russia’s response means for relations between the two powers.

Russian President Putin has now signed the bill into law prohibiting the country to use technologies that enable users to have access to restricted content. But now, with the American president stymied in his campaign goal to forge a closer alliance with Russian Federation, the conflict between the two countries is getting colder.

The shuttering of the two compounds marks just the beginning of Russia’s punishment with the United States also being forced to slash hundreds of jobs at its diplomatic mission in the country by September 1.

It was not clear then how many reassignments that would mean from the Moscow embassy and the three us consulates in Russian Federation.

Relations between the United States and Russian Federation are at “a new low” thanks to Vladimir Putin – a signal that a new Cold War is ahead, The Washington Post says in an editorial published Tuesday.

“Under President Donald Trump, the United States of America rejects any attempt to use force, threats, intimidation, or malign influence in the Baltic States or against any of our treaty allies”, Pence said Monday morning, speaking alongside three Baltic leaders at the Estonian president’s office here.

In addition to cuts in personnel, the Russian government seized two American diplomatic properties.

Former FBI director James Comey, who led the Russia investigation until Trump fired him, had said during hearings that there is no evidence Russian hackers changed any vote tallies in the election while maintaining they are highly confident the country interfered with the goal of getting Trump elected.

Michael O’Hanlon is a foreign policy expert for the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank. The Trump administration’s willingness to work with the Russians in Syria has also helped calm parts of the war-ravaged country.

Congress voted overwhelmingly last week to further punish Russian Federation over USA intelligence agencies’ conclusions that Moscow had used cyber warfare and other methods to meddle in the election, something Putin has repeatedly denied. Congress, not the president, would have the authority to make changes to the sanctions. McFaul said on Twitter. On Friday, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and US Ambassador to Russia John Tefft expressed their “disappointment” about Russia’s latest decision.

In addition to the sanctions already in place, the bill would add new sanctions aimed at making it more hard for the country to export weapons. Russia’s economy has already felt the effects from sanctions put in place in 2014.