Russia expels 10 US diplomats as part of retaliation for sanctions
by Andrew Roth in Moscow from World news | The Guardian on (#5GP7N)
- 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.
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