Russia Vows Revenge: “The U.S. Only Understands Force”

Expulsions of our envoys won’t go unanswered, warns Russian officials.

Sixty Russian envoys were expelled from the US on Monday in response to claims that Russia poisoned a former Russian spy living in the UK.

Russia’s ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, said the US “only understands force.”

“I mentioned in my statement in the State Department that I consider these actions counterproductive,” he said. “I said that the United States took a very bad step by cutting what very little still remains in terms of Russian-American relations.”

The expulsion, signed by President Trump, also closed down the Russian consulate in Seattle.