Russian Foreign Ministry is summoning envoys of foreign states that expelled Russian diplomats to hand them notes of protest and inform them of Russia’s retaliatory measures.
The Ambassador of Germany was seen leaving the Russian Foreign Ministry Friday, while the ambassadors of the Netherlands, Ukraine, France, Italy and Poland were seen arriving.
The United States on Thursday declared there is no justification for Russia’s retaliatory expulsion of American diplomats.
Later Thursday, the White House issued a statement saying the action by Moscow “marks a further deterioration” of the relationship between the U.S. and Russia.
“The expulsion of undeclared Russian intelligence officers by the United …read more
Source: Voice of America