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Call it putin's payback or maybe vladimir's vendetta. you pick. the russian president retaliating against the u.s. for the sanctions bill president trump is expected to sign. putin is demanding the u.s. cut staff at american diplomatic operations by 750 people. joining me to discuss, democratic senator, ed mar ki. thank you for your time. i appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >> the president is expected to sign the sanctions. russia did not wait to respond. what impact will that have, what russia has done? >> obviously, what putin decided to do is to retaliate against the united states. but, th...