More than a dozen senators, including the top Democrats and Republicans on two committees, are calling on President Joe Biden to expel 300 Russian diplomats if the Kremlin doesn’t issue more visas for Americans to represent the United States in Russia. Leaders of the Senate Foreign Relations and Intelligence committees—Sens. Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Mark Warner (D-Va.), Jim Risch (R-Idaho), and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.)—along with 13 other senators, signed the letter. In August, Russia banned the U.S. embassy in Moscow from contracting, retaining, or hiring third-country or Russian staff members, except for security guards. As a result, the mission was forced to fire 182 employees and more contractors, said the Department of State in a statement at the time. “Russia must issue enough visas to approach parity between the number of American diplomats serving in Russia and the number of Russian diplomats serving in the United States,” said their letter, which …
300 Russian Diplomats Should be Expelled by Biden Administration Over Embassy Ban: Senators
October 5, 2021
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