Russia ordered U.S. diplomats and embassy staff who have been in Moscow for more than three years to leave the country, an obvious retaliation over Washington’s similar requirements recently. “U.S. embassy employees who have been in Moscow for more than three years must leave Russia by Jan. 31,” Russia Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova announced during a briefing Wednesday, saying the U.S. forced Russia to do so. She warned more U.S. diplomatic workers in Russia would leave by July 1 if Washington continues its policy. Last week, Russia’s ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov said their diplomats are being “expelled.” “A large group of my comrades, 27 people with families, will leave us on January 30,” Antonov said in a video interview on Saturday. “We are facing a serious staff shortage.” Russia would reverse its course if Washington abandons its plans to force out Russian diplomats, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister …