Russian Response

From the BBC:
"Spy poisoning: Russia expels US diplomats in tit-for-tat measure"

Russia has expelled 60 US diplomats and closed the country's St Petersburg consulate in a tit-for-tat response to US action over a spy poisoning case in the UK. The moves were announced by the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. It comes amid a row over the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in southern England. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found unconscious on a bench in the city of Salisbury on 4 March. More than 20 countries have expelled Russian envoys, in solidarity with the UK, which has blamed Moscow for the attack. Russia has vehemently denied any role. Mr Skripal remains in a critical but stable condition. His daughter's condition is said to be improving.  Mr Lavrov said that the US ambassador had been informed of "retaliatory measures". He said they included "the expulsion of the equivalent number of diplomats and our decision to withdraw permission for the functioning of the US consulate general in Saint Petersburg". The US had earlier ordered the expulsion of 60 diplomats and closed the Russian consulate general in Seattle. Mr Lavrov said other countries which had expelled Russian diplomats could expect Moscow to respond in kind. Shortly afterwards, the Russian foreign ministry declared 58 US diplomats in Moscow and two in the city of Yekaterinburg to be "persona non grata", the Interfax news agency reported.  

^ This is no real surprise. Although closing the Saint Petersburg Consulate would have been appropriate had the US closed the Russian Consulate in New York City and not the Consulate in Seattle. Russia needs to realize that they no longer have free-reign around the world to invade, occupy, annex, fight, hack, poison, etc. ^

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43590933