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Russia Retaliates Against New U.S. Sanctions

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he attends a ceremony for Russia's Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP/Getty Images)
Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he attends a ceremony for Russia's Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP/Getty Images)

Russia has ordered the U.S. to cut back its personnel in the country by 755 people — a huge cut from the roughly 1,200 now working there. It's retaliation for the sanctions bill passed by Congress last week.

Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with Jane Harman, president of the Wilson Center and a former member of Congress, about the future of U.S.-Russia relations.

This segment aired on July 31, 2017.

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