August 9, 2018
ALWAYS BET ON THE dEEP sTATE:
Russia reels, cries foul after U.S. sanctions spiral escalates (Andrew Osborn, 8/09/18, Reuters)
Russia condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions as draconian on Thursday after news of the measures sent the rouble tumbling to two-year lows and sparked a wider asset sell-off over fears that Moscow was locked in a spiral of never-ending sanctions.
Posted by Orrin Judd at August 9, 2018 4:00 AM