Still, those who remain suspicious of Trump's relationship with Moscow will have noticed that Trump himself did not personally announce or comment on the expulsions. And language from his spokesman Raj Shah appeared to show that the duality in administration policy on Russia remains. While Shah said that the "brazen" attack on British soil forced the US to take action, he also issued repeated assurances that Trump "still wants to work with Russia." Trump takes actionDespite Trump's failure to comment, there is little doubt that the move is the toughest his administration has taken to date against Russia. After talking to Putin on the phone last week about a potential presidential summit, Trump was torched by critics.

Source: CNN March 26, 2018 21:33 UTC