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Putin lays down a number: US must cut 755 Moscow diplomats


Moscow – Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded the United States cut its embassy and consulate staff in Russia by 755 people, underlining his displeasure with U.S. sanctions and heightening tensions between Washington and Moscow, reports AP/UNB.
The U.S. State Department called Putin’s move “a regrettable and uncalled-for act.”
Putin’s announcement Sunday came three days after the U.S. Congress approved sanctions against Russia and just hours after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence landed in Estonia, which borders Russia, for talks with the country that holds the rotating European Union presidency.
Russian’s Foreign Ministry on Friday ordered a reduction by Sept. 1 in U.S. …read more

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