White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik/Files) White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik/Files)Russia’s decision to expel 60 American diplomats and ordering a closure of the US Consulate in St Petersburg mark a further deterioration in bilateral ties, the White House said today. “Russia’s action today to expel American diplomats marks a further deterioration in the US-Russia relationship,” White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders said, hours after Russia in a retaliatory action asked 60 American diplomats to leave the country within seven days and ordered the shutting down of the US Consulate in St Petersburg within 48 hours. The Trump administration had earlier ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats and shutter the country’s consulate general in Seattle. She said the Russian response was “not unanticipated”, and the US will “deal” with it. For all the latest World News, download Indian Express App

Source: Indian Express March 30, 2018 04:30 UTC