Economics
Cold War Deja Vu Deepens as New Russia Sanctions Anger Europe
- Senate digs in with curbs on energy; Merkel leads objections
- Flashback to 1980s Reagan-Europe dispute over Soviet gas link
Sen. Crapo Says Expanded Russian Sanctions Go Beyond Hack
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Russia on Sunday accused the U.S. of returning to “almost forgotten Cold War rhetoric,” after President Donald Trump’s decision to reinstate some sanctions on Cuba. It could have dropped “forgotten.”
There’s been a lively debate among historians and diplomats for years over whether the souring of relations between the U.S. and Russia amounts to a new Cold War, and lately the case has been getting stronger by the day.