It's the biggest collective expulsion of alleged Russian intelligence officers in history, according to British Prime Minister Theresa May.
Diplomats are being kicked out of at least 18 countries -- 15 European Union states, the United States, Canada and Ukraine -- in a co-ordinated effort that represents a significant diplomatic victory for the UK, which blames Russia for poisoning Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia.
The UK has already expelled 23 Russian diplomats. Moscow retaliated by sending the same number of UK diplomats back, and by shuttering British cultural institutions in the country.

European Union nations:
Croatia: Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic said Croatia will expel one diplomat.

Czech Republic: The Czech Republic will expel three diplomats, Prime Minister Andrej Babis and Foreign Minister Martin Stropnicky announced a press conference. The Czech Foreign Ministry tweeted that it declared the diplomats "personae non gratae."

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Denmark : The Foreign Ministry announced two diplomats would be expelled. "We stand shoulder to shoulder with Britain and clearly say no to Russia at a time when Russia is also in threatening and seeking to undermine Western values and the rule-based international order in other areas," Foreign Minister Anders Samuelsen said.

Estonia: Estonia Foreign Ministry told CNN one Russian diplomat, a Russian defense attaché, will be expelled.

Finland : Finland will expel one diplomat, the Foreign Ministry said.

France : French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian announced the expulsion of four diplomats, who must leave the country within a week. He said that the decision followed the European Council's conclusions that the attack "posed a serious threat to our collective security" and that France was acting "in solidarity with our British partners."

Germany : The German Foreign Ministry said Monday it would expel four diplomats. "In close coordination within the European Union and with NATO allies, the Federal Government has decided to ask four Russian diplomats to leave Germany within seven days. The request was sent to the Russian Embassy today," the ministry said in a statement.

Italy : The Italian Foreign Ministry says it will expel two Russian diplomats from the embassy in Rome "as a sign of solidarity with the United Kingdom and in coordination with the European partners and NATO."

Latvia : The Foreign Ministry told CNN it would expel one diplomat and one private citizen who runs the office of a Russian company in the capital, Riga.

Lithuania : Foreign Affairs Minister Linas Linkevicius said on Twitter the country would expel three diplomats "in solidarity with the UK over #SalisburyAttack." Lithuania would also sanction an additional 21 individuals and ban 23 more from entering the country.

Netherlands : Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced the expulsion of two diplomats, saying the use of chemical weapons was unacceptable.

Poland: Poland's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it would expel four diplomats and said the attack showed how "a similar immediate threat to the territory and citizens of EU and NATO member states can happen anywhere."

Romania: Romania's Foreign Ministry said on Twitter that one diplomat would be expelled.

Spain: The Foreign Ministry said Spain will expel two diplomats. "From the outset, we have considered the nerve agent attack in Salisbury to be an extremely serious development that represents a significant threat to our collective security and to international law," the ministry said on Twitter

Sweden: The Foreign Ministry told CNN it will expel one diplomat

Non-EU countries

Canada : Ottawa said it was expelling four Russian diplomats, alleged to be intelligence officers "or individuals who have used their diplomatic status to undermine Canada's security or interfere in our democracy." Additionally it was refusing three applications by Moscow for additional diplomatic staff. "The nerve agent attack represents a clear threat to the rules-based international order and to the rules that were established by the international community to ensure chemical weapons would never again destroy human lives," foreign minister Chrystia Freeland said.

Ukraine : President Petro Poroshenko said Ukraine, which has experienced years of hostility from Russia, including the annexation of Crimea, would expel 13 diplomats. "Russia has again reconfirmed its disdainful attitude to the sovereignty of independent states and the value of human life."

United States : The White House said it was expelling 60 Russian diplomats the identified as intelligence agents and the closure of the Russian consulate in Seattle. It represents the most forceful action Trump has taken against Russia to date. Of those being expelled, 48 of the alleged intelligence agents work at the Russian embassy in Washington and 12 are posted at the United Nations in New York, senior administration officials said.

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It seems Putin's Russia is getting more isolated by the day

Russia is in trouble. The entire Europe has isolated them .

They have done the job for America .

By the time the US is through with Russia , they will know that shoe has size.

CSTR1002:
Russia is in trouble. The entire Europe has isolated them .

They have done the job for America .

By the time the US is through with Russia , they will know that shoe has size.

I hope Russians rise up against that despotic Pootin and give him the treatment Romania gave to Nicholai Ceasescue by hanging him in the public square.

Foolish Europeans and Americans.
Present evidence, they keep blabbing just like their dogs on Nairaland.

We've had enough of weapons of mass destruction lies like Iraq.
We are yet to be presented with evidence of how Russia hypnotised Americans to vote Trump.
Keep on expelling, rubbish.

Lucasbalo:
I hope Russians rise up against that despotic Pootin and give him the treatment Romania gave to Nicholai Ceasescue by hanging him in the public square.

When Russians were following western orders like sheep's pre-1999 they were not eating good food, they defaulted on even loans, they were malnourished, they couldn't muster the firepower to even challenge America's foolishness even in their backyard.

Now that Putin has changed the tone and they are eating well, you think they will be foolish enough to kick out Putin like Americans who voted Trump?
Gerrarahia

OAUTemitayo:

When Russians were following western orders like sheep's pre-1999 they were not eating good food, they defaulted on even loans, they were malnourished, they couldn't muster the firepower to even challenge America's foolishness even in their backyard.

Now that Putin has changed the tone and they are eating well, you think they will be foolish enough to kick out Putin like Americans who voted Trump?
Gerrarahia

All You Pootin heads have the same thing in common and that's being used to despotic leaders that whack you on top of your head to control you. I am from a land where we critique our leadership without the fear of being killed or maimed. I hope his people will rise up to him like the Romanians did to Ceasescu. What makes you think it's only food that people wants ?. We critique Tramp not because we are hungry but because critiqueing your leadership is the highest form of patriotism. I am not scared of Trampy poisoning me with cyanide.

Lucasbalo:
All You Pootin heads have the same thing in common and that's being used to despotic leaders that whack you on top of your head to control you. I am from a land where we critique our leadership without the fear of being killed or maim. I hope his people will rise up to him like the Romanians did to Ceasescu. What makes you think it's only food that people wants ?. We critique Tramp not because we are hungry but because critiqueing your leadership is the highest form of patriotism. I am not scard of Trampy poisoning me with cyanide.

Y'all should just keep your gospel to yourself.

Go and rise them up.

OAUTemitayo:
Foolish Europeans and Americans.
Present evidence, they keep blabbing just like their dogs on Nairaland.

We've had enough of weapons of mass destruction lies like Iraq.
We are yet to be presented with evidence of how Russia hypnotised Americans to vote Trump.
Keep on expelling, rubbish.

Mother Russia is truly the most powerful nation on Earth. You know Y?

These vassal states are only expelling 1 or 2 Russian diplomats out of fear?

Why couldn't they just shut down the Russian consulate & expel all the Russians like Amerika did? It shows that even though they know Russia did not commit that crime, they needed to play along with the "United Snakes" inorder not to get in her black book.

Once you get in that black book of Amerika, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram & Al-Shabab are automatically deployed to your Country - and guess what? Amerika will even offer her hypocritical assistance to help your Country combat them - just like she did to Malaysia, offering to help her locate her missing MH-370 aircraft, when in reality, it was Amerika that hijacked that plane & kept it in Diego Garcia - killing all passengers on board.

With a friend like Amerika, who needs an enemy?

OAUTemitayo:

Y'all should just keep your gospel to yourself.

Go and rise them up.

I do not expect you to know better coming from a guy who lives under a semi despotic leader that do Operation Python Dance on his people. I have a better chance of getting a Russian visa than you all Pootin lapdogs for obvious reasons.

Zoharariel:


Mother Russia is truly the most powerful nation on Earth. You know Y?

These vassal states are only expelling 1 or 2 Russian diplomats out of fear?

Why couldn't they just shut down the Russian consulate & expel all the Russians like Amerika did? It shows that even though they know Russia did not commit that crime, they needed to play along with the "United Snakes" inorder not to get in her black book.

Once you get in that black book of Amerika, Al-Qaeda, ISIS, Boko Haram & Al-Shabab are automatically deployed to your Country - and guess what? Amerika will even offer her hypocritical assistance to help your Country combat them - just like she did to Malaysia, offering to help her locate her missing MH-370 aircraft, when in reality, it was Amerika that hijacked that plane & kept it in Diego Garcia - killing all passengers on board.

With a friend like Amerika, who needs an enemy?

You meant Russia that her economy is fragile due to corruption and nepotism. California has a bigger GDP than Russia. That says something about your paradise on Earth.

CSTR1002:
Russia is in trouble. The entire Europe has isolated them .

They have done the job for America .

By the time the US is through with Russia , they will know that shoe has size.

lool prayers with Russia tho

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Finally, Amerika has provided evidence of Russia's guilt in this poisoning debacle.

According to the always refreshing and charismatic Heather Nauert:


Russia has lots of tentacles’: US says it needed no proof, only UK’s word to expel diplomats


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxKxcbE_cpg