Former US ambassador to Russia lambasts Trump for thanking Putin over expulsion of 755 diplomats
Michael McFaul served as the US ambassador to Russia from 2012-14 under Barack Obama: Getty/ for ordering the US to pull 755 of its diplomats out of Russia. Michael McFaul, who served as ambassador from 2012-14, said that Mr Trump's "flippant" remarks show he "does not understand diplomacy" and that "sarcasm doesn't work in foreign policy". Commenting on the expulsion – seen as retaliation by the Kremlin for fresh US sanctions against Russia - Mr Trump expressed his gratitude to Mr Putin for business reasons, because the measure allowed the ...
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