Moscow has declared an employee of Ukraine’s Consulate General in St. Petersburg persona non grata in response to similar actions taken by Kyiv against a Russian diplomat, Russian news agency TASS has reported, quoting the Russian Foreign Ministry.
UkrInform: Russia declares Ukrainian diplomat persona non grata
A general view taken on July 31, 2017 shows the US embassy building in Moscow. - President Vladimir Putin on July 30, 2017 said the United States would have to cut 755 diplomatic staff in Russia and warned of a prolonged gridlock in its ties after the US Congress backed new sanctions against the Kremlin.
