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


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Russia had previously expelled 23 British diplomats before Saturday’s announcement.


The latest expulsions were not unexpected. On Friday, Russia said it would limit the size of the British diplomatic mission to Russia to match that of Moscow’s mission in Britain. However, no figures were given, as Britain does not publish rosters of its embassies and consulates for security reasons.


Britain is not alone in facing the Kremlin’s retaliatory measures: 23 nations that supported Britain by expelling Russian diplomats were issued expulsion orders on Friday. Russia described those actions as mirror responses.


In total, 59 diplomats from Germany, France and a number of other European nations are to be expelled.


In the past week, 27 nations joined Britain in expelling Russian diplomats. NATO and Georgia have also followed suit. At least 150 Russian diplomatic workers across the world have been handed expulsion orders.


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