Kerry raises harassment of U.S. diplomats in Moscow with Putin


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  • Tuesday, 28 Jun 2016

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reacts during a news conference with Britain's Foreign Secretary Philp Hammond in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, in central London, Britain June 27, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Russian harassment and surveillance of U.S. diplomats in Moscow has increased significantly and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry raised the issue recently with Russian President Vladimir Putin, the State Department said on Monday.

Kerry last raised the matter with Putin on March 24 this year, a State Department official said.

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