The US national flag on the front of the US Embassy building in Moscow. © Iliya Pitalev / Sputnik
L.A. Times: Moscow considering deeper cuts to U.S. diplomatic staff in Russia
Moscow is threatening to order an additional 155 American diplomatic personnel removed from missions in Russia in a further escalation of the cycle of retaliation between the two world powers.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday that Russia was seriously considering the additional cuts, although it had not yet made a formal petition. A senior State Department official, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed the Trump administration was aware of the possibility.
Earlier this year, Moscow ordered the U.S. to slash its staff in Russia by nearly two-thirds, to 455 people, by Sept. 1. In response, the U.S. ordered Russia to shutter its consulate in San Francisco and two trade offices, in Washington, D.C., and New York.
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2 comments:
A move that is about as earth shaking as my tossing out my copy of WAR AND PEACE
International post office cuts staff. Wow.
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