Russia to expel some US Embassy staff

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Russia is ordering U.S. Embassy staff members who have been in Russia for over three years to leave by Jan. 31, 2022.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Wednesday that the move is a response to a similar U.S. policy toward the Russian Embassy in the United States in which 24 staff members were ordered out in August.

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