The United States on Monday announced the expulsion of sixty Russian diplomats and intelligence officers, as well as the closure of Russia's Seattle consulate, in response to the poisoning of ex-Russian spy Sergei Skripal on British soil allegedly orchestrated by the Kremlin.
At the time the sanctions were announced, a senior national security official said the sanctions were "just one of a series of ongoing actions we're taking to counter Russian aggression" and that "there will be more to come".
48 based at the Russian Embassy in Washington and 12 at the United Nations in NY - are intelligence agents "cloaked" by diplomatic disguise, a senior administration official said.
The Seattle embassy was shuttered due to its proximity to a USA submarine base, another official said. Russian Federation has been given the deadline of April 2 for its closure.
"To the Russian government we say, when you attack our friends you'll face serious consequences", a USA government official said in a briefing with reporters Monday.
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"The United States takes this action in conjunction with our North Atlantic Treaty Organisation allies, and partners around the world in response with Russia's use of a military grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom - the latest in its ongoing pattern of destabilizing activities around the world", the official said. An official said the United States was working with allies to send a strong message to Russian Federation that "actions have consequences". -Russian ties, according to the RIA news agency. Washington will also retire 12 diplomats from the United Nations.
The expulsions come amid internal conflict at the White House and State Department on how to handle Russian Federation.
Other countries expelling Russian diplomats included the Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, and Poland. But Trump is also bringing in John Bolton as his national security adviser, a Russian Federation hawk.
"As we've stressed to Moscow, the door to dialogue is open", the official told reporters on a call announcing the latest USA moves.
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