国际英语资讯:Spotlight: New sanctions, cutting U.S. embassy staff create fresh crisis in U.S.-Russia ties
<p><span word="WASHINGTON">WASHINGTON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 31-- <span word="In">In</span> <span word="tit">tit</span>-<span word="for">for</span>-<span word="tat">tat</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="looming">looming</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>, <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Vladimir">Vladimir</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span> <span word="orders">orders</span> 755 <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="cut">cut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="further">further</span> <span word="escalation">escalation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="revenge">revenge</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="sides">sides</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="move">move</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="signaled">signaled</span> <span word="Putin">Putin</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="impatience">impatience</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="improvement">improvement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>-<span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="relations">relations</span>, <span word="came">came</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="imposes">imposes</span> <span word="additional">additional</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="law">law</span>.</p><p>"<span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="regrettable">regrettable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="uncalled">uncalled</span>-<span word="for">for</span> <span word="act">act</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>. "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="assessing">assessing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="impact">impact</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="limitation">limitation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="respond">respond</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="it">it</span>."</p><p>"<span word="Combined">Combined</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shadow">shadow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="interference">interference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2016 <span word="election">election</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="environment">environment</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="hostile">hostile</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Russia">Russia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="skepticism">skepticism</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="actions">actions</span>," <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="Mahaffee">Mahaffee</span>, <span word="Senior">Senior</span> <span word="Vice">Vice</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Presidency">Presidency</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="interview">interview</span>.</p><p><span word="Russia">Russia</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="decision">decision</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expel">expel</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span> <span word="marks">marks</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="harshest">harshest</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="twilight">twilight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Cold">Cold</span> <span word="War">War</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="unclear">unclear</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="order">order</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sept">Sept</span>. 1, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="carried">carried</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p><p><span word="Mark">Mark</span> <span word="Galeotti">Galeotti</span>, <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="researcher">researcher</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="UMV">UMV</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="International">International</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span> <span word="Prague">Prague</span>, <span word="held">held</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Moscow">Moscow</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="certainly">certainly</span> <span word="inconvenience">inconvenience</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="State">State</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="wanting">wanting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="visa">visa</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="hoping">hoping</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="American">American</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="embassy">embassy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="consulates">consulates</span> <span word="there">there</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="problematic">problematic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="Russians">Russians</span> <span word="employed">employed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="government">government</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="themselves">themselves</span> <span word="unemployed">unemployed</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Galeotti">Galeotti</span>.</p>
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