Russia Says US Has Ordered The Expulsion Of 27 Russian Diplomats

Russian embassy in Washington. © Anatoly Bochinin/TASS

Daily Mail: Putin’s ambassador to US reveals Biden is expelling 27 Russian diplomats, blames ‘Russophobia’ and warns a ‘similar number’ will be thrown out of Moscow in June

* Ambassador Anatoly Antonov said a 'similar number' of US diplomats will be leaving Russia on June 30 during a Saturday evening interview

* The ambassador said the Biden administration was taking visas away from diplomats' spouses and denying visas to their children

* He returned to his post in June following three months in Moscow

Russia's ambassador to the United States said that 27 more Russian diplomats and their families were 'expelled' from the United States and will have to leave on January 30.

He also warned that a 'similar number' will leave Russia in June as relations between Vladimir Putin's government and the West continue to worsen.

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WNU Editor: The Kremlin is trying to arrange a summit between Putin and Biden before the end of this year. If I was in the Kremlin I would take this expulsion of 27 Russian diplomats as a signal that the US is not interested in having such a summit anytime soon.

More News On The U.S. Expelling 27 Russian Diplomats

27 Russian diplomats, their families leave US on January 30 — Russian ambassador -- TASS

Moscow says 27 more Russian diplomats due to leave U.S. in January -- Reuters

Russia Says 54 Diplomats With Families to Leave U.S. by Mid-2022 -- Bloomberg

27 more Russian diplomats expelled from US, ambassador says -- The Hill

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