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Mass expulsions of Russian diplomats

By Duncan Mil

March 27, 2018 - NATO on Tuesday joined a wave of countries expelling Russian diplomats over the nerve-agent attack on a former spy in Britain.

The mass expulsions were a show of solidarity for Britain, which blames Russia for the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia on British soil. Moscow denies responsibility and has pledged to retaliate.

Moscow has already expelled 23 British diplomats in a tit-for-tat response to London’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats and their families on March 20. Moscow also closed the British consulate in St Petersburg and the British Council cultural body.

The RIA news agency quoted Russian senator Vladimir Dzhabarov as saying Moscow will dismiss at least 60 staff from U.S. diplomatic missions.

RIA also quoted an unnamed Foreign Ministry source as saying: “The response will be symmetrical. We will work on it in the coming days and will respond to every country in turn.”

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PUBLISHED: 28/03/2018; STORY: Graphic News; PICTURES: Associated Press
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