It is about reducing the perimeter from 40 kilometers, which is now valid, to 16-24 kilometers. As the Russian edition of Izvestia writes with reference to informed diplomatic sources, this is one of the possible retaliatory steps that are now being considered in Washington.

Now in the States there is a restriction for the movement of diplomats, introduced in the period of the Obama administration. It concerns the diplomats of junior and middle level. According to the document, Russian diplomatic missions should notify the authorities of the country for three days where they plan to drive off.

For advisors and higher-level diplomats, this norm does not apply. However, now these standards can be revised and the distance can be significantly reduced. At the same time, the source explained that such measures could become more painful for the Russian diplomatic corps than simply closing one of the consulates.

Recall, as reported URA-Inform, Tillerson said that the US will decide how to respond to the expulsion of diplomats from Russia before September 1.