xiamen china russia reserve right cut number u.s. diplomatic staff moscow russian president vladimir putin say tuesday response call washington boorish treatment russia diplomatic mission u.s. soil speak u.s. officials order russia vacate diplomatic premise several american cities putin say would order russian foreign ministry take legal action allege violations russia property right americans reduce number diplomatic facilities right putin tell news conference chinese city xiamen attend summit major emerge economies thing do clearly boorish manner reflect well american partner difficult conduct dialogue people confuse austria australia nothing do probably level political culture certain part u.s. establishment build facilities unprecedented thing putin say clear violation russia property right therefore start order foreign ministry go court let see efficient much-praised u.s. judiciary u.s. state department official speak condition anonymity say washington hop avoid retaliatory action moscow confident legality consular closure restrictions order last week u.s. president donald trump take office january say want improve tie russia putin also speak favorably trump relations damage accusations u.s. intelligence officials russia seek meddle presidential election russia deny interfere vote ask reporter disappoint trump putin say whether disappoint question sound naive bride likewise neither bride bridegroom statesmen every nation interest activities trump guide national interest country interest mine greatly hope able current u.s. president say find compromise resolve bilateral international problems ... take account joint responsibility international security u.s. order russia vacate diplomatic properties late series tit-for-tat action begin former u.s. president barack obama late last year expel 35 russian diplomats obama administration say retaliate russian meddle u.s. presidential election july moscow respond order unite state cut number diplomatic technical staff work russia around 60 percent 455. moscow say move aim bring number u.s. russian diplomats work soil parity putin say late expulsions order washington bring number russian diplomats u.s. soil parity say unite state erroneously count 155 russian diplomats work unite nations headquarter new york russian diplomats u.s. soil remove equation putin say russia few 455 diplomats unite state reserve right take decision number u.s. diplomats moscow let wait see situation develop say unite state order closure russian consulate san francisco two build house trade missions washington new york u.s.-russian relations also badly strain moscow annexation crimea 2014 subsequent separatist conflict eastern ukraine developments lead washington impose economic sanction russia trump battle allegations associate collude russia grudgingly sign law new sanction moscow draw congress putin russia reserve right cut u.s. diplomatic mission