Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has said his country will "respond harshly to things that will damage us" after the US ordered fresh sanctions.
Russia had been told they must close their San Francisco consulate, and annexes in New York and Washington.
The move followed Moscow's reduction of US diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people in July.
But Mr Lavrov blamed the Obama administration for starting the diplomatic row last December.
The former US president expelled 35 Russian diplomats, and closed two compounds over Russian action in Crimea and alleged interference in the US election.
"It was started precisely with the purpose of undermining Russian-American relations and preventing Trump from making constructive proposals during his presidency," said Mr Lavrov, "to make it as difficult as possible for him to implement his election promises to normalise relations with Russia."
He said Russia was still weighing up its response to the latest measure.
"We'll react as soon as we finish our analysis," he said.
BBC
1/9/17
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Russia had been told they must close their San Francisco consulate, and annexes in New York and Washington.
The move followed Moscow's reduction of US diplomatic staff in Russia by 755 people in July.
But Mr Lavrov blamed the Obama administration for starting the diplomatic row last December.
The former US president expelled 35 Russian diplomats, and closed two compounds over Russian action in Crimea and alleged interference in the US election.
"It was started precisely with the purpose of undermining Russian-American relations and preventing Trump from making constructive proposals during his presidency," said Mr Lavrov, "to make it as difficult as possible for him to implement his election promises to normalise relations with Russia."
He said Russia was still weighing up its response to the latest measure.
"We'll react as soon as we finish our analysis," he said.
BBC
1/9/17
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