DIPLOMACY CRISIS: U.S. Expels Russian Embassy Officials
Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo by: RIA Novosti
The U.S. State Department announced on Friday, 6, the expulsion of two officials from the Russian embassy. The move comes in response to Moscow’s earlier expulsion of two American diplomats.
The American diplomats were accused of collecting confidential information from Russia, a narrative denied by the U.S. government.
The retaliatory expulsions come at a time of heightened tension between the two countries, with Russia continuing its aggression against Ukraine following last year’s invasion.
Meanwhile, the U.S. continues to provide military and financial support to Ukraine to counter the Russian offensive.
In September, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller warned that the U.S. would respond “promptly” to the expulsion of two American diplomats from Russia.
