Russian President Vladimir Putin has announced that 755 staff must leave US diplomatic missions, in retaliation for new US sanctions against Moscow.
俄罗斯总统弗拉基米尔·普京宣布，755名人员必须离开美国外交使团，以此报复美国针对莫斯科的新一轮制裁。
The decision to expel staff was made on Friday, but Mr Putin has now confirmed the number who must go by 1 September.
驱逐人员的决定于周五做出，但是普京现在确认，这些人必须于9月1日前离境。
This is thought to be the largest expulsion of diplomats from any country in modern history, says the BBC’s Laura Bicker in Washington.
BBC驻华盛顿记者劳拉·比克尔指出，这被认为是当代史上规模最大的一次外交官驱逐。
Staff in the embassy in Moscow as well as the consulates in Ekaterinburg, Vladivostok and St Petersburg are affected, the BBC’s Sarah Rainsford in Moscow adds.
BBC驻莫斯科记者萨拉·雷恩斯福德补充道，驻莫斯科大使馆和驻叶卡捷琳堡、符拉迪沃斯托克和圣彼得堡领事馆的人员受到了影响。
The US said the move was a "regrettable and uncalled for act".
美国声称，此举是一个“令人遗憾和不必要的行为。”
"We are assessing the impact of such a limitation and how we will respond to it," a state department official said.
国务院一名官员表示：“我们正在评估此次限制的影响，以及我们如何对此进行回应。”
Mr Putin did strike a conciliatory note, saying he did not want to impose more measures, but also said he could not see ties changing "anytime soon".
普京确实开出了安慰便条，他称，他不想实施更多措施，但是他无法预见俄美关系“不久随时”都会发生变化。
In December, the Obama administration ordered the seizure of two Russian diplomatic compounds and expelled 35 Russian diplomats in response to alleged hacking of the US Democratic Party and Hillary Clinton’s campaign.
12月，奥巴马政府命令没收两座俄罗斯大楼，并且驱逐35名俄罗斯外交官，以此作为美国民主党和希拉里·克林顿阵营对于“攻击”的回应。
来源:BBC
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