Russia expels 10 US diplomats as part of retaliation for sanctions

• Moscow will also restrict activities of US NGOs
• Freeze on non-US staff potentially crippling for diplomatic effort

Russia has delivered a sharp response to the Biden administration's sanctions, blacklisting senior officials and targeting the US diplomatic mission, including the US ambassador, with potentially paralysing restrictions.

In a tit-for-tat response to US sanctions for elections interference and the recent SolarWinds hack, Moscow said on Friday that it would expel 10 US diplomats from the country.