Putin expels 755 US diplomats from Russia

[corbe]

Putin expels 755 US diplomats from Russia

 By Jacqueline Thomsen - 07/30/17 02:26 PM EDT 

Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered 755 U.S. diplomatic mission staff to leave the country in a Sunday interview with a Russian television station.

The diplomats must leave the country by Sept. 1, The New York Times reported.

In an interview Rossiya-1, Putin said he was capping the number of American personnel at 455 — the same as the number of Russian diplomatic and technical staff in the United States, according to the Washington Post.

The expulsion comes in response to legislation overwhelmingly passed by Congress last week that would increase sanctions against Russia and blocks President Trump from being able to lift the measures.
 
The staff reduction is dramatic, the Post said, involving the main embassy in Moscow and missions in St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok.

The Russian government will also seize two diplomatic properties in Moscow, retaliation for an Obama administration decision to take over two Russian mansions in the U.S., the Post added.

“We waited for quite some time that maybe something will change for the better, had such hope that the situation will somehow change, but, judging by everything, if it changes, it will not be soon,” Putin said regarding U.S.-Russia relations, according to The Times.

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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/344532-putin-expels-755-us-diplomats-from-russia

[dfwgator]

WTF do we have so many "diplomats" in the first place?

[Formerly Once-Ler]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/30/putin-expels-755-diplomats-in-response-to-us-sanctions.html

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.

More at link

So much winning.  Trump just cut the state department budget by millions of dollars.

[TomSea]

http://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik/russland-politik-eilmeldung1-52711018.bild.html

Looks like the same guy next to Putin, that you posted a picture of as being head of defense.

[dfwgator]

http://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/politik/russland-politik-eilmeldung1-52711018.bild.html

Looks like the same guy next to Putin, that you posted a picture of as being head of defense.

Compare him to these NATO "Heads of Defense"

[GtHawk]

http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/07/30/putin-expels-755-diplomats-in-response-to-us-sanctions.html

More at link

So much winning.  Trump just cut the state department budget by millions of dollars.

Well it's not like they are gonna lose their jobs or not be paid, probably they will be paid to sit around and wait.

[dfwgator]

Who is going to organize the Pride Parades in Moscow, now?

[SunkenCiv]

We could use 755 fewer diplomats, both our own and other people's.

Putin expels 755 US diplomats from Russia
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,274076.0.html

[edpc]

We could use 755 fewer diplomats, both our own and other people's.

Exactly. My first reaction to the title was why the hell do we have 755 diplomats there?

[truth_seeker]

Putin colluding with Trump, to cut the fed gov budget, eliminate number of busybody "diplomats" and "bureaucrats."

Thanks, Don and Vlad. Don't stop now.

[kevindavis007]

Compare him to these NATO "Heads of Defense"

Why do you like Russia??