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Donald Trump approved the decision of Vladimir Putin to postpone the expulsion of American diplomats from Russia in response to similar actions by the United States. The elected president wrote about this on Twitter.

“An excellent move (V. Putin) with a delay - I always knew that he was very dexterous (Smart),” Trump wrote.

In addition, the elected president noted that CNN and NBC television channels lose to Russia on the information field. “The Russians beat CNN and NBC as fools, it’s ridiculous to look at it, but they don’t even know,” Trump wrote. In his opinion, only Fox News fully understands the situation.

On Thursday, the US State Department announced the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats from the country and the closure of two “embassy cottages” in New York and Maryland. In addition, the US Treasury imposed sanctions against GRU, the FSB of three of his deputies and two Russian hackers. GRU, FSB and three companies specializing in computer safety also fell under restrictive measures. It was noted that these actions were taken "within the framework of complex measures in response to Russia's intervention in the elections in the United States and in connection with the persecution of our diplomats abroad."

In Russia, they painfully reacted to these sanctions. Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev expressed regret that the Obama administration was completing his term with "anti-Russian agony." On Friday, the Russian Foreign Ministry made an offer to the president to declare 35 American diplomats by persons Non Grata .

The Russian president regarded the new American sanctions as "provocative, aimed at the further breakdown of Russian-American relations." However, Putin said that Russia will not fall to the level of "kitchen" diplomacy and take response measures in the form of expulsion of the US Embassy and restricting their access places.

"Leaving the right to response, we will not fall to the level of" kitchen ", irresponsible diplomacy and further steps to restore Russian -American relations, we will build based on the policy that the administration of President Trump will pursue," Putin said. We will not create problems for American diplomats. We will not send anyone. We will not forbid their families and children to use the familiar places of rest for them on the New Year holidays. Moreover, I invite all children of American diplomats accredited in Russia to the New Year and Christmas tree to the Kremlin. "