国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Icy U.S.-Russia relations set to get even colder after closure of Russian consula
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1-- <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="Consulate">Consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="event">event</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="sour">sour</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="ordered">ordered</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="San">San</span> <span word="Francisco">Francisco</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="annexes">annexes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="retaliation">retaliation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="slash">slash</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span>.</p><p><span word="These">These</span> <span word="instances">instances</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="jabs">jabs</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="analysts">analysts</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="ties">ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="worsened">worsened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fall">fall</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Berlin">Berlin</span> <span word="Wall">Wall</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="anytime">anytime</span> <span word="soon">soon</span>.</p><p><span word="Poor">Poor</span> <span word="relations">relations</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="result">result</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ongoing">ongoing</span> <span word="disagreements">disagreements</span> <span word="involving">involving</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="war">war</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Syria">Syria</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conflict">conflict</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Ukraine">Ukraine</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="accusations">accusations</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Kremlin">Kremlin</span> <span word="meddled">meddled</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="charge">charge</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="strongly">strongly</span> <span word="denies">denies</span>.</p><p><span word="While">While</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="closure">closure</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="measured">measured</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="forward">forward</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="shift">shift</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="toward">toward</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="closing">closing</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="chill">chill</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>.-<span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>. <span word="Each">Each</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retaliate">retaliate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="blame">blame</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="starting">starting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>," <span word="Brookings">Brookings</span> <span word="Institution">Institution</span> <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Fellow">Fellow</span> <span word="Darrell">Darrell</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="escalate">escalate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span>, <span word="cooler">cooler</span> <span word="heads">heads</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="prevail">prevail</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="escalations">escalations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minimum">minimum</span>," <span word="West">West</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p>
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