US inspects Russian diplomatic facilities Trump ordered closed
By Rebecca Savransky - 09/02/17 05:09 PM EDT State Department officials on Saturday reportedly inspected the three properties across the country that the Trump administration ordered the Russian government to close.
Officials from the State Department, along with Russian embassy personnel, walked through the properties in San Francisco, New York and Washington, D.C., to ensure that they were vacated and to "secure and protect the facilities," a senior State Department official said, according to a Fox News reporter.
"The Department of State can confirm that the Russian government complied with the order to vacate its Consulate and two annexes," the official said.
"Russia will no longer be permitted to use these facilities for diplomatic or consular purposes."
The State Department also denied accusations from the Russian government that U.S. officials had "threatened to break down doors in the relevant properties or that the FBI is clearing the premises."
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http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/348998-us-inspects-russian-diplomatic-facilities-ordered-closed
