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Russia expels deputy chief of US mission amid tensions
Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a Security Council meeting via videoconference at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, on Friday, February 11, 2022. (Alexei Nikolsky, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)
Russia expels the deputy chief of the US diplomatic mission in Moscow amid escalating tensions over Ukraine.
A senior US official also says that Russia has delivered its response to American and NATO proposals about Ukraine and European security.
The Kremlin’s response was given to the US ambassador in Moscow, John Sullivan. No details about the letter were immediately released.
