EghtesadOnline: Russia said on Friday that too many American spies operated in Moscow under diplomatic cover and said it might expel some of them to retaliate against the United States over Washington's expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats last year.

EghtesadOnline: Eugene Kaspersky, the CEO of the Russian cybersecurity software firm that bears his name, had a big American dream.

EghtesadOnline: A bill that many lawmakers hoped would send a message to President Donald Trump to keep a strong line against Russia hit a new snag in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday, as Republicans proposed combining it with sanctions on North Korea.

EghtesadOnline: Legislation imposing new sanctions on Russia is stalled in the House amid a partisan battle over whether all lawmakers should have the authority to start a process to block a unilateral decision by President Donald Trump to lift penalties.

EghtesadOnline: The Republican chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Monday that if the House of Representatives does not pass a Russian sanctions bill, it is because members do not want to impose new sanctions, not because of a procedural issue cited by Republican leaders in the House.

EghtesadOnline: Home from the Group of 20 meeting in Germany, President Donald Trump tweeted that he discussed creating a cyber security unit with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin -- drawing howls of criticism from fellow Republicans as well as Democrats.