Saturday, September 2, 2017

US: Russia vacates shuttered posts after joint walkthrough

September 02, 2017 at 03:39PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States says Russia has complied with its order to shutter its San Francisco consulate and trade offices in Washington and New York.

But the U.S. is disputing Russia's claim that U.S. officials threatened to break down the doors as part of a plan to search the premises.

A senior State Department official says that personnel from the Russian Embassy joined State Department officials for walkthroughs of the three properties so the U.S. could verify the Russians had vacated ahead of the Saturday deadline.

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