Russian President Vladimir Putin © Aleksey Nikolskyi / Sputnik
RT: Putin: Russia will not expel anyone in response to US sanctions
The Russian president has rejected a suggestion of the foreign ministry to expel 35 American diplomats in response to a similar move by the US. He said Obama’s act was designed to provoke a reaction, but Russia would not take the bait.
“We reserve the right to retaliate, but we will not sink to the level of this irresponsible ‘kitchen’ diplomacy. We will take further moves on restoring Russian-American relations based on the policies that the administration of President-elect Donald Trump adopts,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a statement published by the Kremlin website.
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Update: Putin decides not to expel US diplomats from Russia (TASS)
WNU Editor: I am surprised by this .... especially after reading this earlier report .... Russian FM proposes expulsion of 35 US diplomats in sanctions tit-for-tat (RT). This is a first .... normally when one country expels your diplomats .... you expel an equal number of theirs. This is a clear signal from Moscow to President-Elect Trump that Russia is also ready "to move on", and that the focus is to forget about the outgoing Obama administration and to focus on the future.
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