WASHINGTON: Washington is reviewing its options after the Kremlin ordered it to shrink its diplomatic mission in Russia, and President Donald Trump still intends to sign new sanctions into law.
Questioned by reporters Monday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders had only a low-key response to President Vladimir Putin’s extraordinary demand that the embassy cut its local and American staff by 755.
A State Department official has anonymously called the weekend’s development “regrettable”, but Trump has not launched any of his trademark tweets to protest the Russian action, a response to the sanctions bill.
“Right now, we’re reviewing our options and when we …read more
Source: theSun
