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Urgent: Putin says Russia not to expel anyone in response to U.S. sanctions

Xinhua, December 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia will not expel anyone in response to latest U.S. sanctions.

Moscow will determine further steps in mending ties with U.S. based on President-elect Donald Trump's future policy, Putin added.

Earlier in the day, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov proposed expelling 35 U.S. diplomats and block the access of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow to a vacation house and a warehouse in response to a similar move by Washington. Endi