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by - 04/23/21 8:58 PM ET✕Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law limiting staff in embassies, consulates and agencies in “unfriendly” countries.The law Putin signed will also order the government to cobble together a list of the countries that will be subject to the restrictions.According to the , the cutbacks will take place in “state bodies and state institutions of foreign states committing unfriendly acts against the Russian Federation.”The law comes as Russia finds itself in a slew of diplomatic controversies with European and Western powers.Russia and the Czech Republic recently expelled diplomats after Moscow was accused of playing a role in an explosion at an arms depot in 2014 in Vrbětice.Meanwhile, European nations expressed outrage at a military buildup along Russia’s border with Ukraine, which was reversed late this week, amid fears that Moscow was planning an invasion of eastern Ukraine.And the U.S. slapped a slate of sanctions on Russia over its “malign” actions and cast out 10 diplomats, including some officials Washington&nbsp;accused&nbsp;of being intelligence agents. Russia responded by expelling several unnamed American diplomats.✕✕× Close Ad

by - 04/23/21 8:58 PM ET✕Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed a law limiting staff in embassies, consulates and agencies in “unfriendly” countries.The law Putin signed will also order the government to cobble together a list of the countries that will be subject to the restrictions.According to the , the cutbacks will take place in “state bodies and state institutions of foreign states committing unfriendly acts against the Russian Federation.”The law comes as Russia finds itself in a slew of diplomatic controversies with European and Western powers.Russia and the Czech...

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