Putin retaliates over looming US sanctions

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Putin retaliates over looming US sanctions

Russian President Vladimir Putin says that US diplomatic missions in Russia will be cut by 755 people, according to Russian state media. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.

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Putin retaliates over looming US sanctions

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Russian President Vladimir Putin looks on as he attends a ceremony for Russia's Navy Day in Saint Petersburg on July 30, 2017.
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Presidential candidate, President Vladimir Putin walks out of a voting booth at a polling station during Russia's presidential election in Moscow on March 18, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / Yuri KADOBNOV (Photo credit should read YURI KADOBNOV/AFP/Getty Images)

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World leaders and senior business figures are gathering in the Vietnamese city of Danang this week for the annual 21-member APEC summit. / AFP PHOTO / POOL / JORGE SILVA (Photo credit should read JORGE SILVA/AFP/Getty Images)

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