The Ministry of Foreign Affairs ordered US Embassy employees working for three years or more to leave Russia by January 31 
By January 31, 2022, US Embassy employees must leave Russia who have been in Moscow for more than three years. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, quoted by RIA Novosti.
This is how the diplomat commented on Washington's demand against the employees of the Russian diplomatic mission in the United States. 27 Russian diplomats are to leave the country on January 30, and the same number will leave on June 30, 2022: that is, a total of 54 people.
“We view the American demand precisely as expulsion and intend to react accordingly. By January 31, 2022, employees of the US Embassy, who have been in Moscow for more than three years, should leave Russia, “Zakharova said.
At the same time, the deputy head of the press service of the US State Department, Jalina Porter, said that the departure of Russian diplomats, scheduled for 2022 cannot be viewed as their expulsion or punitive measure. However, the Russian ambassador to Washington, Anatoly Antonov, on the contrary, spoke of being forced to leave. In particular, the United States rejects all of Russia's proposals to restore inter-parliamentary ties, rejects requests for meetings in Congress, and refuses to listen to Russian arguments.