United States order Russia to close its consulate in San Francisco

   The U.S. State Department disclosed this yesterday saying that the order was in response to the Kremlin’s decision to shrink the U.S. diplomatic mission in Russia.

   Report says the U.S. also required Russia to close its two annex buildings in Washington, D.C. and New York City.
   In July, Moscow had ordered the U.S. to cut its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia by more than half to 455 people after Congress overwhelmingly approved new sanctions against Russia.
   However, the Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov expressed regret during a phone call with his U.S. counterpart Rex Tillerson about Washington’s move to close down Moscow’s San Francisco consulate and the other annexes.