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President Putin has said Moscow “will not expel anyone” in response to the latest US sanctions, which have seen Washington announce the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats over alleged cyber hacking. “We will not resort to irresponsible ‘kitchen’ diplomacy,” the Russian leader added in a statement released by the Kremlin, saying Moscow would seek to

President-elect Donald Trump has responded to news that the United States will be imposing sanctions on Russia in addition to expelling 35 Russian diplomats and closing two Russian compounds in New York and Maryland as punishment for the country’s election-related hacking. RELATED: Russian diplomats booted out of the U.S., buildings closed and here’s the kicker

Moscow (dpa) – Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said “RIP” to the outgoing US administration of Barack Obama on Twitter on Friday, after the White House decided to expel 35 Russian diplomats. “It is regrettable that the Obama administration, which started out by restoring our ties, is ending its term in an anti-Russia agony. RIP,”

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump, criticized for his friendly relations with Russian President Vladimir Putin, faces major obstacles if he tries to lift sanctions newly imposed on Russia for election hacking. Politically, lawmakers of both parties, including Republican leaders, immediately began pressuring him to keep intact the penalties that President Barack Obama rushed into place

Washington expelled 35 Russian diplomats from U.S. soil Thursday and closed two major Moscow-controlled compounds in New York and Maryland, as tensions between the two superpowers escalate after Obama accused the Kremlin of interfering in the presidential election. The diplomats were given 72 hours to leave the U.S. and authorities would begin blocking access to