The Trump administration on Thursday ordered the closure of three Russian diplomatic buildings in the U.S., in response to a similar move taken by Russia one month ago. Thursday’s State Department order will see the closure of Russia’s San Francisco consulate, along with trade missions in New York and Washington, D.C. Russia won’t be required to reduce the number of diplomatic staff, who can be reassigned to other consulates or the Russian Embassy in Washington. The move follows the Kremlin’s decision in late July to expel 755 U.S. diplomatic staff from Russia, after the U.S. imposed new sanctions on Russia over its annexation of Crimea—and over allegations that Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election. This is White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders: “We’ve taken a firm and measured action in response to Russia’s unfortunate decision earlier this year. We want to halt the downward spiral, and we want to move forward towards better relations. We’ll look for opportunities to do that, but we also want to have equity in the decisions.”