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MelissaB

(16,420 posts) Thu Mar 29, 2018, 01:12 PM Mar 2018

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia will close the US consulate in St. Petersburg & expelling diplomats

MOSCOW (AP) - Russian foreign minister says Russia will close the US consulate in St. Petersburg.

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BREAKING: Russia says it will expel the same number of diplomats from US, other nations that expelled Russian diplomats.

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MOSCOW (AP) - Russia will close the US consulate in St. Petersburg & expelling diplomats (Original Post) MelissaB Mar 2018 OP

Does any of this really accomplish anything.... CatMor Mar 2018 #1

well d_r Mar 2018 #3

True enough CatMor Mar 2018 #4

The entire US-Russia spy community is unnecessary. Dave Starsky Mar 2018 #6

t-rump and Putin playing tag . . . Iliyah Mar 2018 #2

Good Sugarcoated Mar 2018 #5

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

1. Does any of this really accomplish anything....

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 01:16 PM

Mar 2018

one side expels diplomats, the other side retaliates and does the same, back and forth and it seems to do nothing.

d_r

(6,907 posts)

3. well

Reply to CatMor (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 01:51 PM

Mar 2018

I just figure that all diplomats are basically spies, so I figure it is less spies.

CatMor

(6,212 posts)

4. True enough

Reply to d_r (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 01:54 PM

Mar 2018

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)

6. The entire US-Russia spy community is unnecessary.

Reply to d_r (Reply #3)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 02:01 PM

Mar 2018

What with Putin's cockholster in the White House giving him the direct scoop every day.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)

2. t-rump and Putin playing tag . . .

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 01:18 PM

Mar 2018

Sugarcoated

(7,729 posts)

5. Good

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Thu Mar 29, 2018, 01:56 PM

Mar 2018

Good riddance to the place

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