How could the West criticise Russia for sabre-rattling, asked the eloquent Aleksei Pushkov, when America and its allies had not just rattled sabres, but actually used them in Iraq.
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Alexei Pushkov, a senior Russian lawmaker, said the pared down list suggested that "the US presidential administration decided not to take the path of aggravating a political crisis with Moscow", according to the Interfax news agency.
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"The spy scandal around the American diplomat will be short-lived in my view, " according to a post from the Twitter account of Alexei Pushkov, the chairman of the International Affairs Committee in Parliament, who is known for his often critical statements on U.S. policy.