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Kremlin says may retaliate against U.S. over expulsion of Russian diplomats
Source: Reuters
RUSSIA | Fri May 12, 2017 | 9:15am EDT
Kremlin says may retaliate against U.S. over expulsion of Russian diplomats
Russia may retaliate against the United States for the Obama administration's expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats it said were spies, a top Kremlin aide said on Friday.
Moscow is also waiting for the return of two diplomatic compounds seized in the United States during the same espionage scandal, Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy aide, said.
"We are waiting for the return of Russian diplomatic property illegally impounded before the New Year by the previous U.S. authorities," Ushakov told a news briefing.
"We decided not to respond immediately to this escapade, but no one has yet abolished the principle of reciprocity in diplomacy ... Our patience is not without limits," he said, saying Russian retaliation could not be ruled out.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had raised the issue of the compounds during a Washington visit this week, he said.
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Kremlin says may retaliate against U.S. over expulsion of Russian diplomats
Russia may retaliate against the United States for the Obama administration's expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats it said were spies, a top Kremlin aide said on Friday.
Moscow is also waiting for the return of two diplomatic compounds seized in the United States during the same espionage scandal, Yuri Ushakov, a Kremlin foreign policy aide, said.
"We are waiting for the return of Russian diplomatic property illegally impounded before the New Year by the previous U.S. authorities," Ushakov told a news briefing.
"We decided not to respond immediately to this escapade, but no one has yet abolished the principle of reciprocity in diplomacy ... Our patience is not without limits," he said, saying Russian retaliation could not be ruled out.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had raised the issue of the compounds during a Washington visit this week, he said.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-usa-idUSKBN1881SV
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