The move comes in response to the March 26 expulsion of Russian diplomats from the U.S. and a number of other countries. (The Washington Post)The move comes in response to the March 26 expulsion of Russian diplomats from the U.S. and a number of other countries. (The Washington Post)Russia will close the U.S. Consulate in St. Petersburg and kick out 60 American diplomats in response to Monday’s coordinated expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States and a number of other countries, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday. A tally by the Associated Press put the total number of expelled Russian diplomats at more than 150. “I was expecting them to close two U.S. consulates.”The Russian Foreign Ministry ran a poll on Twitter this week asking users to vote on which of the three consulates to respond against.

Source: Washington Post March 29, 2018 17:32 UTC