Russia announced on Thursday that it would move to expel the same number of diplomats from the U.S. and other countries that booted Russian officials from diplomatic postings in recent days.
The move marks the latest escalation in a diplomatic showdown between Russia and a number of other countries following the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in the United Kingdom. Western officials have blamed Moscow for that attack, though the Kremlin has denied those allegations.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to Russia, had been called to the foreign ministry on Thursday, where he was told that Moscow would respond to President Trump’s decision to expel dozens of Russian diplomats from the U.S., the Russian state-run TASS news agency reported.
Russia will also shutter the U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg, Lavrov said.
He said the same retaliatory measures would also be taken against other countries that booted Russian officials from their borders, The Associated Press reported.
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#BREAKING: Russia to expel same number of US diplomats, close consulate after Trump boots Russian officials https://t.co/3FlSDl7UKH pic.twitter.com/nyoWbX3sKI
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