Russia threatens retaliation after Iceland suspends embassy operations.

Russia has said it will "respond" after Iceland suspended its embassy operations in Moscow, becoming the first country to do so. Iceland asked Russia to limit its operations in Reykjavik and said that maintaining embassy operations in Moscow was "no longer justifiable" due to the current state of commercial, cultural, and political ties between the two countries. The Icelandic foreign ministry stressed that the decision "does not constitute a severance of diplomatic relations."