From Reuters:
“Moscow says 27 Russian more
diplomats due to leave U.S. in January”
Russia's ambassador to the United States said
that 27 more Russian diplomats and their families were expelled from the United
States and would leave on Jan. 30. "Our diplomats are being
expelled...A large group of my comrades, 27 people with families, will leave us
on January 30... We are facing a serious staff shortage," Ambassador
Anatoly Antonov said in a video interview for the Soloviev Live Youtube channel
aired late on Saturday. Russia has previously said that over 100 of its
diplomats with families had been forced to leave the United States since 2016
when the relationship between the two countries worsened. As of Oct. 29,
nearly 200 Russian diplomats were still in their jobs in the United States,
included the staff of the Russian mission to the United Nations, according to
Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. President Joe Biden's
administration said last month that the staff of the U.S. mission in Russia had
shrunk to 120 from 1,200 in early 2017 after a series of expulsions and
restrictions, and it was difficult to continue with anything other than a
caretaker presence at the embassy. read more The U.S. Embassy in Moscow stopped
processing non-diplomatic visas this year and added Russians to a list of
"homeless nationals" who can apply for visas in third countries.
^ This should come as no surprise
to the Russians. They have forced Americans out of Russia so it’s only right
that the Americans force the Russians out of the US. It doesn’t seem like this
diplomatic spat will end any time soon. It’s really up to Russia to stop this.
^
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