The U.S. called the downing of the drone by a Russian jet part of a pattern of reckless behavior by Russia.
Sanctions imposed on Russian crude oil have so far have “failed completely” and new price caps could prove immaterial as well, analysts told CNBC.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, new Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen all embarked on African tours within the past month.
Last week, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said U.S. intelligence estimates the Wagner Group has at least 50,000 personnel in Ukraine.
A Twitter account operated by the Russian Embassy in Sweden posted a map identifying Crimea as part of Ukraine.