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		</div><p>The United States has retaliated against Russia by forcing the closure of its consulate in San Francisco and scaling back its diplomatic presence in Washington and New York.</p>
<p>The move is in response to the Kremlin forcing a cut in US diplomatic staff in Moscow, the State Department said. Spokesman Heather Nauert said the move brings the US and Russia into &#8220;parity&#8221;, with each having three consulates in the other country.</p>
<p>Moscow forced the cut in American diplomatic staff earlier this year in retaliation for US sanctions.<br />
Washington had to reduce its diplomatic staff by 755 people. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson had said the US would respond by September. The Russian offices must close by Saturday.<br />
The order affects Russia&#8217;s &#8220;chancery annex&#8221; in Washington and a &#8220;consular annex&#8221; in New York.</p>
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