moscow russia protest unite state wednesday say russian flag steal consulate san francisco charge washington immediately dispute russian staff leave consulate last month washington order moscow vacate diplomatic properties part series tit-for-tat action relations sour two countries u.s. officials since occupy administrative part compound russia say last week break residential areas threaten retaliation call illegal act late shameful event san francisco russian flag steal build consulrussiasf russian embassy unite state say russian-language twitter account demand american authorities return state symbols say alongside picture bare flagpole top consulate build u.s. state department offer different account events flag former russian consular properties san francisco respectfully low safely store within build state department official say email russian embassy washington immediately available comment russian news agencies cite russian embassy say lodge formal protest incident strong protest send american side relation russian flag tear diplomatic properties san francisco control u.s. authorities interfax news agency quote embassy say statement consider extremely unfriendly step embassy say russia protest u.s. 'shameful theft consulate flag