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posted by martyb on Saturday September 02 2017, @11:37AM   Printer-friendly
from the an-eye-for-an-eye-makes-the-world-blind dept.

The United States has told Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco, in retaliation for Moscow's demands that the size of the US mission in Russia be cut, according to the State Department.

The announcement on Thursday also included a demand for a reduction in Russian diplomatic presence in Washington, DC, and New York by Saturday with the closure of a chancery annex in Washington, DC, and consular annex in New York.

Last month, Russia ordered the US to cut its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia by more than half, to 455 people, after Congress overwhelmingly approved new sanctions against Russia.

[...] "In the spirit of parity invoked by the Russians, we are requiring the Russian Government to close its Consulate General in San Francisco, a chancery annex in Washington, DC, and a consular annex in New York City," [Department of State spokeswoman Heather Nauert] said.

"These closures will need to be accomplished by September 2."

[...] In order to deal with the reduction of staff in Russia, Washington said last week it would have to sharply scale back visa services, a move that will hit Russian business travellers, tourists and students.

The Russian consulate in San Francisco handles work from seven states in the western US.

There are three other Russian consulates separate from the embassy in Washington, DC. They are in New York, Seattle and Houston.

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/08/orders-closure-russia-consulate-san-francisco-170831162458674.html
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-russia-diplomacy-idUSKCN1BB2CY
https://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2017/08/273751.htm
http://www.russianembassy.org/article/comment-by-the-embassy-of-the-russian-federation-to-the-united-states-on-the-decision-of-the


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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday September 02 2017, @11:09PM

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Saturday September 02 2017, @11:09PM (#563040) Homepage Journal

    You elected me because I'm a winner. Because I know how to get the best deal possible. So America can win, win win. But the Dems and the #FakeNews #MSM have started a witch hunt over me and Russia. The likes of which no politician has ever seen. Very divisive! So I signed the sanctions bill, in the interest of national unity. And the Russian response was not great. They moved on our embassy like a bitch. Telling us to cut our staff. Not letting us use our warehouse in Moscow. Or our dacha that had the barbecue. It's Labor Day weekend and our folks in Moscow can't have a BBQ! Sad! But my Generals tell me I shouldn't use my nuclear option with Russia. They tell me America will lose that way. So I'm doing this. Telling the Russians to get out of San Francisco and NYC. Cities which, honestly, have not supported me. I'm telling you, I could nuke Times Square and Union Square and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK? The Dems started a witch hunt, now they can't get a Russian visa in Frisco or NYC. So sad. It isn't sad, it's payback. The rest of you elected me because I'm a tough negotiator. I'm going to make a deal with Russia and America is going to win. Which doesn't mean Russia will lose. We can win AGAINST Russia, or we can win WITH Russia. I call it a win-win. Have you heard that expression? Because I haven't, I mean I just made it up. #WINNING 🇺🇸

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