E.U.-RUSSIA POLITICS: MOSCOW – Russia orders 60 U.S. diplomats to leave by April 5

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 Editor 0 Comment E.U.-RUSSIA POLITICS: MOSCOW – Russia orders 60 U.S. diplomats to leave by April 5

Policemen stand guard outside the building of the consulate-general of the U.S. in St. Petersburg

Policemen stand guard outside the building of the consulate-general of the U.S. in St. Petersburg, Russia March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has ordered 60 U.S. diplomats out of the country by April 5, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

It said 58 diplomats in Moscow and two general consulate officials in Yekaterinburg were persona non grata in a row over the poisoning of a former Russian double-agent in Britain.

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Policemen stand guard outside the building of the consulate-general of the U.S. in St. Petersburg

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