Russia expels 23 British diplomats in retaliation

Russia’s authorities is expelling 23 British diplomats in instruct retaliation against Theresa Might maybe most doubtless moreover.

The international ministry in Russia said the diplomats like a week to leave in a rising diplomatic dispute over the Salisbury attack.

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Officers also ordered the British Council in Russia to discontinuance and ended an agreement to reopen the British consulate in St Petersburg.

In a assertion, they threatened to raise further measures if Britain takes from now on ‘substandard’ moves in direction of Russia.

Mrs Might maybe most doubtless moreover this week expelled 23 Russian diplomats and severed high-level contacts over the poisoning of ex-think Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia.

They proceed to be in principal situation in clinical institution.

Earlier at the brand new time, the British ambassador to Moscow became as soon as summoned for urgent talks with Russia’s international ministry.

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Speaking after the crisis talks, ambassador Laurie Bristow said the UK will ‘continuously influence what is an vital to protect ourselves, our allies and our values against an attack of this form’.

Following the 2006 poisoning of Russian defector Alexander Litvinenko in London, Mrs Might maybe most doubtless moreover has pointed the finger at President Vladimir Putin.

Moscow has denied any involvement in the attempted extinguish.