Russia says 184 staff to stay at embassy in U.S. after expulsion
MOSCOW – Russia said on Friday that a planned expulsion of
27 Russian diplomats from the United States in January would leave 184 staff
members at the Russian embassy.
The United States has demanded that 55 Russian diplomats
leave the country this year. Twenty-seven had to leave this month, and the rest
are required to return to Russia by June 30, the Russian embassy said in a post
on its Facebook page.
President Joe Biden’s administration said in October 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.
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.
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