MOSCOW: Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it will expel US diplomats and shut down some US compounds in Russia if the United States does not reopen two Russian recreational estates in the US that were shut down last year.
The ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday that Moscow “will have to take reciprocal measures” if the issue is not resolved.
In response to reports of Russian meddling in the presidential election, the outgoing Obama administration last year expelled 35 Russian officials from the US and shut down two Russian estates in the US that President Barack Obama said were being used for spy operations.
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin last week discussed the two diplomatic compounds but did not reach an agreement.
The ministry’s spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Friday that Moscow “will have to take reciprocal measures” if the issue is not resolved.
In response to reports of Russian meddling in the presidential election, the outgoing Obama administration last year expelled 35 Russian officials from the US and shut down two Russian estates in the US that President Barack Obama said were being used for spy operations.
Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin last week discussed the two diplomatic compounds but did not reach an agreement.
