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| Russia seizes American property in Moscow and cuts US diplomatic staff in retaliation to fresh sanctions | |
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| Russia has ordered America to cut the number of diplomatic staff it has in the country and has seized a dacha compound and warehouse used by US officials in retaliation for new sanctions against Moscow. | |
| Embassy staff must leave the country by 1 September, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, in a move triggered by the US Senate’s near unanimous vote to slap new sanctions on Russia, further hurting its fragile economy. | |
| The move puts Donald Trump in a tough position by forcing him to take a hard line on Moscow or block the legislation and anger his own Republican Party. | |
| Russia’s Foreign Ministry also accused Washington of “extreme aggression in international affairs”. | |
| The US embassy's recreational retreat on the outskirts of Moscow will be closed as well as warehouse facilities. | |
| The number of American diplomats will fall to 455 under the plan, the Foreign Ministry added. | |
| On Thursday the senate backed the sanctions bill, which also imposes sanctions on Iran and North Korea, by a margin of 98-2 with strong support from Mr Trump's fellow Republicans as well as Democrats. | |
| It will now be sent to the White House for Mr Trump to sign into law or veto. | |
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