: :inin Kyiv (EET)

US to cut 755 US diplomatic staff in Russia, says Putin


MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin on Sunday said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the US Congress backed new sanctions against the Kremlin.
Putin added bluntly that Russia was able to raise the stakes with America even further, although he hoped this would be unnecessary.
A US State Department official denounced the move as a “regrettable and uncalled for act,” adding that Washington was now weighing a potential response.
On Friday, the Russian foreign ministry demanded Washington cut its diplomatic presence in Russia by September 1 to 455 …read more

Source: The Manila Times

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