29 Mar 2024
Saturday 2 September 2017 - 16:13
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US orders Russia to close San Francisco consulate

Financial Tribune- The United States on Thursday ordered Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco and two other installations in two days, a move Moscow greeted with regret, as relations between the nuclear-armed powers took another dive.

The State Department said the decision was made in the spirit of parity, after Moscow in July ordered a dramatic reduction of US diplomatic staff in Russia, AFP reported.

At the start of Donald Trumps presidency in January, the Republican leader said he hoped for improved relations with Vladimir Putins Russia.

But after the US Congress approved new economic sanctions against Moscow over its alleged meddling in the 2016 US presidential election, Putin ordered drastic cuts in US staff in retaliation. Along with the San Francisco consulate, the installations ordered closed were a chancery annex in Washington, where Moscow has a giant embassy complex, and a consular annex in New York.
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