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Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow.<\/p>\n
The decision to cut staff was made on Friday, but Mr Putin has now confirmed the number who must go by 1 September.<\/p>\n
It brings staff levels to 455, the same as Russia\u2019s complement in Washington.<\/p>\n
This is thought to be the largest action against diplomatic staff from any country in modern history, says the BBC\u2019s Laura Bicker in Washington.<\/p>\n
The number includes Russian employees of the US diplomatic missions across Russia, the BBC\u2019s Sarah Rainsford in Moscow adds.<\/p>\n
Staff in the embassy in Moscow as well as the consulates in Ekaterinburg, Vladivostok and St Petersburg are affected, she says.<\/p>\n
The US said the move was a \u201cregrettable and uncalled for act\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are assessing the impact of such a limitation and how we will respond to it,\u201d a state department official said.<\/p>\n
It is not known exactly how many US citizens are employed in the diplomatic missions currently. However, a\u00a0State Department Inspector General\u2019s report\u00a0in 2013 said more than 900 staff members were \u201clocal hires\u201d, with only 301 \u201cdirect-hire\u201d staff, meaning it seems likely a far lower number than 755 will be actually forced to leave Russia.<\/p>\n
Mr Putin told Russian television: \u201cMore than 1,000 people were working and are still working\u201d at the US embassy and consulates, and that \u201c755 people must stop their activities in Russia\u201d.<\/p>\n
Russia has also said it is seizing holiday properties and a warehouse used by US diplomats.<\/p>\n
Mr Putin suggested he could consider more measures, but said: \u201cI am against it as of today.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also noted the creation of a de-escalation zone in southern Syria as an example of a concrete result of working together.<\/p>\n
However, in terms of general relations, he added: \u201cWe have waited long enough, hoping that the situation would perhaps change for the better.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut it seems that even if the situation is changing, it\u2019s not for anytime soon.\u201d<\/p>\n
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