The envoys were ordered out of the U.S. in retaliation for what the Obama administration said were cyber attacks directed by “the highest levels of the Russian government.”
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The diplomats and their families departed Washington’s Dulles International Airport on Sunday and arrived in Moscow early Monday, according to Russia’s state-run TASS news agency.
On arrival, the diplomats’ children were invited to the Kremlin’s New Year and Christmas celebrations, according to TASS.
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