The Donald Trump administration plunged US-Russian relations to their lowest point since the height of the Cold War with its decision to order the Russian Consulate-General in San Francisco closed within 48-hours. The move by the State Department followed increased sanctions placed on Russia by the US Congress. The decision by Washington to give the Russian government a scant 48-hous to close the mission resulted in consular staff being forced to burn sensitive blank visas, files containing personal data on US and Russian nationals, and other sensitive material as San Francisco thermometers reached triple-digit temperatures.
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