administration finishes his work this way. serge lavrov recommending putin expel 35 american diplomats from russia after 35 russian spies were ordered to leave the u.s. by this weekend. >> translator: we cannot let such escapades happen without a response. the russian foreign ministry, together with colleagues from other departments, have made a proposal to declare 31 tstaff from the embassy of moscow as pena nongrata. >> reporter: president putin said in a statement, we will not create problems for american diplomats. we will not send anyone away. with a stroke of drama, putin even issued this invitation to american children, in response to the new u.s. sanctions, i invite all children of the u.s. diplomats to the new year and christmas children's show at the