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State Department Orders Closure of Russian Consulate in San Francisco

On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in San Francisco in retaliation for Russia's expulsion of U.S. diplomats. The order also closes a consular annex in New York and a chancery annex in Washington. We'll talk to former U.S. ambassador to Russia and Stanford professor Michael McFaul about the closures, the state of Washington-Moscow relations, and the ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign's ties with Russia.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin at the G20 summit in Hamburg. (Photo: Kay Nietfeld/AFP/Getty Images)

On Thursday, the Trump administration ordered the closure of the Russian consulate in San Francisco in retaliation for Russia’s expulsion of U.S. diplomats. The order also closes a consular annex in New York and a chancery annex in Washington. We’ll talk to former U.S. ambassador to Russia and Stanford professor Michael McFaul about the closures, the state of Washington-Moscow relations, and the ongoing investigation into the Trump campaign’s ties with Russia.

Guests:
Michael McFaul, director of the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University; former U.S Ambassador to Russia

More Information:
US Shutters Russia’s San Francisco Consulate in Retaliation

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