US orders Russia to close consulate and two annexes

[Bob The Knob]

[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-41115352[/url]
[quote]Russia has been ordered to close its San Francisco consulate and two other annexes in response to "unwarranted" Russian action, the US has said.

The US state department announced the closures after Moscow forced the reduction of US diplomatic staff in Russia last month.

The decision was made "in the spirit of parity", the state department added.

The closures of the consulate and the annexes in Washington and New York must be completed by Saturday.

Although the state department said the US actions were in response to the "unwarranted and detrimental" reduction in the US mission in Russia, it also suggested it wanted an end to the current spat.[/quote]

[elix]

Watch Trump give it back to them as a Christmas present, no strings attached.

[EmperorScorpious]

[quote]it also suggested it wanted an end to the current spat.[/quote]

Then do it instead of escalating it

[BuffaloHops]

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52633753]Watch Trump give it back to them as a Christmas present, no strings attached.[/QUOTE]

"He makes the best deals" :v:

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I don't know if this is worth a new thread or not, but here goes:

[U][B]Putin promises retaliation in growing diplomatic feud with US[/B][/U]

[url]http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/putin-promises-retaliation-in-growing-diplomatic-feud-with-us/article/2633086[/url]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin plans to retaliate against the State Department's latest rebuke of his policies, his spokesman warned.

"We regret the unconstructive stance taken by our counterparts in the United States and, of course, we cannot afford to leave unfriendly, and sometimes hostile steps towards us without retaliation," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday, according to state-run media.

That statement suggests that the diplomatic feud will escalate following the State Department's decision to close three Russian facilities in the United States. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson's team justified that move as a response to Putin's requirement that the United States cut hundreds of personnel operating in Russia. But the State Department called for an end to the tit-for-tat, saying that the two sides had reached "parity" in the fight.
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[S31-Syntax]

[QUOTE=Vodkavia;52634018]The US should go ham trying to help europe become energy independent from Russia and slap on more sanctions instead.[/QUOTE]

Trumpaluffagus doesn't want his dominatrix to get more aggressive during fun times though, doubt he'd go for it.