diplomatic staff
Russia does not rule out ordering the US to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia to 300 people or fewer, RIA quoted senior FM official Georgy Borisenko as saying on Wednesday.
The U.S will have to cut its diplomatic staff in Russia by 200 to 300 people after Moscow retaliated on Friday against Washington over new U.S. sanctions.
Russia ordered the US to cut its diplomatic staff by Sept. 1 and said it was seizing a dacha compound and warehouse used by U.S. diplomats in retaliation U.S. sanctions against Moscow.