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Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to US sanctions
« on: July 30, 2017, 03:02:40 PM »

Published July 30, 2017
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Sunday that 755 U.S. diplomats will be expelled from Russia by Sept. 1, according to an interview on Russian television.

The expulsions had been announced Friday in response to a new law passed in Congress that expanded sanctions, but Sunday's statement was the first time a large number of Americans were confirmed as involved.

Russia's Foreign Ministry said it is ordering the U.S. Embassy to reduce the number of embassy and consular employees in the country to 455.


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Re: Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to US sanctions
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2017, 03:04:49 PM »
Putin warns of tough Russia response to insolent US sanctions

“It's impossible to endlessly tolerate this kind of insolence towards our country,” Putin said on Thursday, referring to a recent vote in the US House of Representatives, where lawmakers endorsed an anti-Russia sanctions bill.

Putin, who was speaking at a joint press conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto in Savonlinna, said Russia’s patience with the US was waning as Washington was continuing to impose back-to-back sanctions on Moscow.

In his remarks, Putin said investigations into alleged collusion between Russian officials and Trump’s campaign aides in last year’s elections were a sign of "a rise in anti-Russian hysteria" in the US. He called the case all but a “battle between President Trump and his political opponents,” adding that "Russian-US relations are being sacrificed to resolve questions of domestic politics.”

Elsewhere in his remarks, Putin said warmer ties between Washington and Moscow would help the two sides achieve better results in the “fight with terrorism,” adding that if the two act in agreement, they “could solve very acute problems much more effectively.”

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Re: Putin expels 755 diplomats in response to US sanctions
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2017, 03:09:01 PM »
Russia also said it would seize two U.S. diplomatic properties in retaliation to the legislation.

When the bill beomes law, Trump will be unable to ease sanctions against Russia unless he gets congressional approval to do so. The legislation cleared Congress with overwhelming bipartisan support, by a 98-2 vote in the Senate and 419-3 in the House.

The legislation is part of a larger response to Russia's meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election, a conclusion reached with high confidence by the U.S. intelligence community. The bill also sanctioned Russia for its interference in Ukraine and invasion of Crimea.

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