(Josh Edelson/AFP/Getty Images)The Trump administration has ordered three Russian diplomatic facilities in the U.S. closed following the expulsion of American diplomats from Russia, the State Department said Thursday. “We believe this action was unwarranted and detrimental to the overall relationship between our countries,” Nauert said in a statement. (Reuters)Russia had said it was retaliating for new U.S. sanctions and the seizure of two Russian compounds in the United States. The closures in the United States will leave consulates open in both countries, Nauert said, but Russia will continue to also have several additional facilities in the United States. She added that “the United States is prepared to take further action as necessary and as warranted.”

Source: Washington Post August 31, 2017 17:05 UTC