Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia's Security Council, said Moscow should get ready for what he described as "infernal" sanctions from the United States, according to Wiadomości Onet. His remark came after Republicans lost in the congressional elections.
Medvedev, a former Russian president, made the comment as a response to the election results, the outlet reported. He framed the expected US measures as something Russia needs to prepare for rather than something still in doubt.
The reporting from Wiadomości Onet is brief and does not specify which sanctions Medvedev expects, when they might arrive, or what form they would take. It also gives no indication of how the Kremlin plans to respond beyond his call for preparation.
Medvedev's warning places the election outcome in Moscow's reading of US politics: a Republican setback is treated as a signal that Washington's posture toward Russia could harden. The deputy Security Council chief's public comments carry weight as one of the more prominent Russian voices on foreign policy.
What to watch next: whether the Kremlin follows Medvedev's remarks with formal measures, and whether Washington moves on new sanctions against Russia in the wake of the election results.
