Russia to sue US in diplomatic row

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered his Foreign Ministry to sue the US government over the seizure of Russian diplomatic property in the United States, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says.

Putin this week warned he would order to take legal action over alleged violations of Russia's property rights by Washington.

Putin also said Moscow reserved the right to further cut the number of US diplomatic staff in response to what he called Washington's "boorish" treatment of Russia's diplomatic mission on US soil that took place last week.