RT: Sanctions retaliation: Russia tells US to cut embassy staff, stop using storage facilities
Moscow has told the US to reduce the number of its diplomatic staff in Russia to 455 people, and is also halting the use of embassy storage facilities in the capital, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The retaliatory move comes after the US Congress approved new sanctions against Russia.
“The Russian side is suspending the use of all storage facilities on Dorozhnaya Street in Moscow, and a cottage in Serebryaniy Bor by the US Embassy in Russia as of August 1,” the ministry said in a statement.
The number of US diplomatic service staff in Russia should be reduced to equal the number of Russian diplomats in the US by September 1, Moscow says.
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WNU Editor: What's next? Both sides are going to take a break for a few weeks .... enjoy the summer .... and hope that a crisis that will involve both countries will not happen. As to what do I expect .... Ukraine/Syria/Afghanistan/etc. .... any of these hot-spots can (and probably will) explode, and having bad relations is not going to help the situation.
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