US authorities have handed over to Russia a list of 24 Russian diplomats who must leave the country by September 3. Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov announced this in an interview with The National Interest..

“We received a list of twenty-four diplomats who are expected to leave the country by September 3, 2021.. Almost all of them will leave without replacement, because Washington has dramatically tightened visa procedures, ”he said..

In May, Russia included the United States in the list of " They are prohibited from hiring Russian citizens to work in their diplomatic missions. USA then fired 182 employees.