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International News Title: Payback: Trump orders diplomatic response aimed at Putin Officially, Moscows demand that the U.S. Mission to Russia cut its staff from around 1,200 to 455 people was retaliation for the Obama administrations decision to expel dozens of Russian diplomats last December. But the decision also came shortly after the House and Senate approved of the latest round of broad anti-Russian sanctions that have ushered in even cooler relations despite the apparent affection between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. That means a significant reduction in tourism from Russia, but also puts a dent in business travel, too. While that will damage US businesses, its likely to damage the Russian economy even more. Considering the relative size of both economies, the US can absorb that easier than Russia. Its likely to cause Putin some headaches at home among his supporters, many of whom do so because they have benefited economically under his rule. Even when the Moscow embassy begins processing visa requests again after September 1, the US plans to make it difficult. The visas will get issued on a greatly reduced scale, and the embassy plans to cancel at least some previously scheduled interviews, forcing applicants to reschedule if they can get in at all: Furthermore, non-immigrant visas will no longer get processed anywhere else but Moscow. Russia has eleven time zones, which is why the US took requests from its consulates in St Petersburg, Yekaterinburg and Vladivostok before now. Anyone wishing to travel to the US will have to come to Moscow to apply for the visa, and then wait for the embassy to get back to them with an interview appointment. Will Russia follow suit? Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said no, although they plan to study the issue: Asked about a possible Russian reaction, Lavrov said Russia will study the embassys announcement, adding that unlike the U.S. government Russia is not going to take it out on U.S. citizens. Why not? For the same reason Trump and his team chose this tactic Russians need access to the US economy more than the US needs access to Russias. They need Americans to keep traveling to Russia. Lavrov acknowledged the strategic play involved here, and that gives a hint about the likelihood of its success. If Putin really wanted to help Trump get elected, he sure isnt getting his moneys worth out of the deal. And neither are Putins cronies. Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest Begin Trace Mode for Comment # 7.
#1. To: Tooconservative (#0)
And still no proof the Russians hacked the 2016 election.
You suppose Vlad is starting to miss Hitlery, spending some time alone at the Kremlin with her lovely Reset Button and crying a little?
What difference would Hillary's victory make? North Korea would be nuked? McCain would not get brain cancer?
Hitlery, for all her tough talk, would be an easier and softer appeaser. Trump simply has no notion of these things. And it is convenient for Trump politically to be as tough as possible on Vlad and stick it to him on all fronts. This really is not working out the way that Vlad had hoped. : )
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