State Department confirms the expulsion of Russian diplomats was purely theatrical

State Department confirms the expulsion of Russian diplomats was purely theatrical. https://t.co/mcS2g7PcPo

— Patrick (@TrickFreee) April 3, 2018

State Department confirms that Russia can replace the diplomats, alleged to be intel officers, expelled last week.
US "is not requiring the Russian bilateral mission to reduce its total number of personnel" a spox says. New accreditation to be reviewed on a "case-by-case basis.”

— Julian Borger (@julianborger) April 2, 2018