Retaliation is not out of the question when considering economic pressures used by the United States and European countries, Russia’s energy minister said. “Undoubtedly, if certain measures are taken against us, we will have the opportunity to react,” Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak was quoted by Russian news agency Tass as saying. “If there are any actions, we will take some kind of retaliatory measures.” Heather Nauert , a spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, said last month that any company that engages in work on the Nord Stream gas pipeline expansion, a Russian project, could run afoul of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which imposed sanctions last year on Iran, Russia and North Korea . Joining its […]