Furious Moscow demands swift return of closed US facilities

Russia demanded Sunday that the US rethink its shuttering of Moscow's diplomatic premises, insisting that Washington bore sole responsibility for worsening ties after the "hostile act"."We consider what has happened as an openly hostile act and a gross violation of international law by Washington," the foreign ministry in Moscow said in a statement.Kremlin spokesman Dmitri Peskov for his part accused Washington of "trampling on international law".