Russia vows response to diplomat expulsion from US

Russia has promised to respond to the expulsion of 35 of its diplomats from Washington, amid a bitter dispute over alleged interference in the recent US Presidential election. 

A spokesman for President Vladimir Putin said the Kremlin's reaction wILLd cause the US "significant discomfort". 

He however hinted that Russia may wait until Donald Trump, who has played down the hacking claims, becomes President.

Russia has denied any involvement and called the US sanctions ungrounded. 

The US state department yesterday declared the 35 Russian diplomats from the Washington embassy and the consulate in San Francisco "persona non grata", and gave them and their families 72 hours to leave the US.

SOURCE: BBC NEWS