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Moscow may demand U.S. cut diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 or below: RIA
Source: Reuters
#WORLD NEWS OCTOBER 11, 2017 / 3:49 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Moscow may demand U.S. cut diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 or below: RIA
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia does not rule out ordering the United States to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 people or fewer, RIA news agency quoted senior Foreign Ministry official Georgy Borisenko as saying on Wednesday.
In July, Moscow told the United States to slash the number of its diplomatic and technical staff working in Russia by around 60 percent, to 455, in a further sign of souring relations.
The figure of 455 was meant to mirror the total number of Russian diplomats working in the United States, but also included Russian nationals working at the United Nations in New York, Borisenko, head of the Foreign Ministry’s North America Department, told RIA.
“The fact that in the summer we took into account the people working for Russia’s mission at the U.N., this was good will,” Borisenko said.
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Moscow may demand U.S. cut diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 or below: RIA
Reuters Staff
2 MIN READ
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia does not rule out ordering the United States to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 people or fewer, RIA news agency quoted senior Foreign Ministry official Georgy Borisenko as saying on Wednesday.
In July, Moscow told the United States to slash the number of its diplomatic and technical staff working in Russia by around 60 percent, to 455, in a further sign of souring relations.
The figure of 455 was meant to mirror the total number of Russian diplomats working in the United States, but also included Russian nationals working at the United Nations in New York, Borisenko, head of the Foreign Ministry’s North America Department, told RIA.
“The fact that in the summer we took into account the people working for Russia’s mission at the U.N., this was good will,” Borisenko said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-diplomats/moscow-may-demand-u-s-cut-diplomatic-staff-in-russia-to-300-or-below-ria-idUSKBN1CG0SL
