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Russia Cuts U.S. Diplomats in Retaliation for Sanctions 

Russia Cuts U.S. Diplomats in Retaliation for Sanctions 

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has demanded a cut in the number of United States diplomats in the country and said it will seize two U.S. diplomatic properties in Russia. These actions come as a response to the U.S. Congress passing a wave of new sanctions against Moscow Thursday afternoon.

Both chambers of Congress overwhelmingly passed legislation to impose tough new sanctions and codify existing sanctions against Russia into law, placing limits on any possible efforts by the president to try to lift sanctions against Moscow,

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