Russia Retaliates Against US Over Ukraine Sanctions

Russia will bar the United States from using Russian-made rocket engines for military satellite launches, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said on Tuesday, retaliating for sanctions on high-tech equipment which Washington has imposed over the Ukraine crisis. He also said Russia would reject a U.S. request to prolong the use of the International Space Station beyond 2020. Russia pledged to respond in kind when the United States said last month that it would deny export licenses for...

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