Russia clarifies on U.S. embassy staff cuts over sanctions
01 August 2017 |
5:59 am
The Kremlin says the U.S. can include Russian employees among the 775 diplomatic staff it must cut from the embassy after Russia took retaliatory measures for new U.S. sanctions on the country.
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