Sources in the Russian Foreign Ministry say Moscow may finally expel some 30 American diplomats in retaliation for a similar measure adopted in the previous US administration.
In a report published on Tuesday , the pro-Kremlin newspaper Izvestia quoted officials as saying that if the US does not correct a decision by former President Barack Obama on expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and seizure of Russia’s diplomatic compounds, Russia could retaliate in the foreseeable future.
Russia refrained from a direct response to the measure as it came in the final months of Obama in office while everyone was expecting how new president Donald Trump may deal with the case. The issue was raised in a recent meeting between Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin, but Russian sources told Izvestia that Trump presented “no plan to resolve the crisis”.
