re: U.S. expels 35 Russian diplomats, closes two compounds

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In Moscow, where the harassment is most pervasive, diplomats reported slashed tires and regular harassment by traffic police. Former ambassador Michael McFaul was hounded by government-paid protesters, and intelligence personnel followed his children to school. The harassment is not new; in the first term of the Obama administration, Russian intelligence personnel broke into the house of the U.S. defense attache in Moscow and killed his dog, according to multiple former officials who read the intelligence reports.

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Vladimir Putin’s Car Head On Crash Driver Killed

Vladimir Putin’s favorite driver was killed while behind the wheel of an official state vehicle — a suspicious crash that has been called an “audacious threat” to the Russian president.

Putin was not in the black BMW when it was struck head-on in Moscow by a car that swerved into its lane from the opposite direction, according to surveillance video of the incident.

The unidentified chauffeur, who had more than 40 years of experience, died and the driver of the other car was in critical condition, according to reports.

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