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Russia to expel over 50 British workers, deepening tensions between Kremlin and London

2018-04-01 09:56:15       source:The Washington Post

March 31, 2018


MOSCOW -- More than 50 British diplomats and technical support staff will be expelled from Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday, claiming that the move will establish parity with Russia’s diplomatic mission in Britain.


“Russia offered parity,” spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “The Brits have just over 50 more people.”


The move clarified Russia’s response to Britain’s expulsion in mid-March of 23 Russian diplomats and ratchets up an already tense situation between Russia and the West over the March 4 poisoning of a former Russian double agent on British soil.


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