Lavrov calls with Tillerson

MOSCOW –

The Russian Foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, has Friday his American colleague Rex Tillerson called on the phone and stressed that Russia is pleased with the US cooperation. Lavrov said that the two countries, their relationship should normalize and work together in matters that are of the world entering into.

He confirmed that the Kremlin has decided the number of American diplomats in Russia significantly cut, as Washington enemy has taken steps against Russia. The number of American diplomats should, by 1 september down to 455, the same number as the number of Russian diplomats in the US. Furthermore, American diplomats cannot make use of a dacha complex, and a storage shed.

The Kremlin reacts so still on the sanctions that the united states in the waning days of the presidency of Barack Obama commissioned as a result of Russia’s alleged interference in the U.s. elections. In addition, the American Congress this month, new sanctions against Russia.


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