Russia retaliates against Washington, asks 10 U.S. diplomats to leave
Russia retaliates against Washington, asks 10 U.S. diplomats to leave
Retaliating to Washington’s expulsion of Russian diplomats, Russia on Friday expelled 10 U.S. diplomats and banned eight high-ranking current and former U.S. officials from entering Russia.
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UPDATED: April 17, 2021 04:32 IST
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Russia on Friday asked 10 U.S. diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for Washington s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats over alleged malign activity and suggested the U.S. ambassador return home for consultations.
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Decision taken in retaliation for Washington s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats
Reuters
April 17, 2021
MOSCOW:
Russia on Friday asked 10 US diplomats to leave the country in retaliation for Washington s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats over alleged malign activity and suggested the US ambassador return home for consultations.
The measures, part of a broader retaliatory package, were approved by President Vladimir Putin, as a response to an array of US government sanctions imposed on Moscow a day earlier, including curbs to its sovereign debt market.
Though Moscow responded swiftly and with measures designed to hurt US interests and shrink its diplomatic footprint, it left the door open for dialogue and did not kill off the idea, proposed by President Joe Biden, of a Putin-Biden summit.
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