Putin Says Russia Won't Expel Diplomats In Response To U.S. Sanctions
Source: NPR
Russian President Vladimir Putin says Russia won't be expelling U.S. diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to U.S. sanctions, as his foreign minister had suggested earlier Friday.
Instead, he says he will consider President-elect Donald Trump's actions as he considers how to move forward, The Associated Press reports.
Lavrov announced plans for Russia to respond in kind, as Lucian reported from Moscow. Lavrov's plan, which needed Putin's proposal, called for 35 American diplomats to be expelled, and for U.S. diplomats to "lose access to two buildings, just as Russian diplomats will no longer be able to use two retreats in Maryland and New York," Lucian reports.
But just two hours after Lavrov's comments, Putin announced there would be no such actions taken.
Read more: http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/12/30/507525510/russia-plans-to-expel-u-s-diplomats-in-response-to-u-s-sanctions
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I didn't know this. Thanks for posting it!
of course, but had to bring it up.
Fascinating story of the boys and how the parents managed to lead double lives for so long. I wonder if the Manhatten real estate/soviet agent knew Trumputin? Seems like it's possible.
A few decades ago, I was living in another large city and met a single man, from western Canada, engineer with major energy company. He spoke French also, and although we knew each other briefly, I had wondered if it was possible he was a spy since I had heard that Soviet spies frequently routed thru Canada. 
...he has the videos!! 
