stieß

The publication met with sharp criticism in Russia.

first/third-person singular preterite of stoßen

(class-7, strong, transitive) to push; to shove; to thrust
(class-7, reflexive, strong, transitive) to bump; to knock; to strike; to hurt
(class-7, figuratively, reflexive, strong) to take exception [with an (+ dative) ‘to something’]
(class-7, intransitive, strong) to jolt; to kick; to thrust
(class-7, intransitive, strong) to bump, to knock [with an or gegen (+ accusative) ‘into/against something’]
(class-7, intransitive, strong) to come across, to happen upon, to stumble [with auf (+ accusative) ‘across/upon something’]
(class-7, strong, transitive, vulgar) to fuck