Monday, April 02, 2018

THE NEW COLD WAR - Expulsion of Diplomats

"Russia vows Cold War-style retaliation over mass expulsion of diplomats" PBS NewsHour 3/26/2018

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SUMMARY:  Including the U.S., over a dozen countries announced expulsions on Monday of more than 100 Russian diplomats accused of being intelligence officials, in a united attempt to isolate and punish Russia for the alleged poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.  Nick Schifrin reports on the Trump administration’s measures, its harshest punishment of Russia to date.




"How will the global effort to expel diplomats affect Russia?" PBS NewsHour 3/26/2018

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SUMMARY:  Sixty Russian diplomats are being kicked out of the U.S. in a bid to punish the Kremlin for an attack on a former Russian spy in the UK.  Is that the right response?  Nick Schifrin gets reaction from two former State Department officials, Victoria Nuland of the Center for a New American Security and Paul Saunders of the Center for the National Interest.

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