12/18/2020

RUSSIA/TRUMP ADMIN: “The Trump administration has notified Congress that it intends to shutter the last two remaining U.S. consulates in Russia…

The department’s notification to Congress, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, said the closures are due to caps placed by Russian authorities in 2017 on the number of U.S. diplomats allowed to work in the country…

Following the closures, the only diplomatic facility the U.S. will have in Russia will be the embassy in Moscow.”

-Associated Press, “Trump admin says it is shuttering last 2 consulates in Russia,” nbcnews.com, Dec. 18, 2020