Americans are disappointed that many countries in the world have limited themselves to the expulsion of only a few Russian diplomats in the case of Skripal. In their opinion, it is necessary to act much harder to point out Russia's "wrong" behavior. This was told by White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders. "We sent staff of 60 people. Other countries sent 4-5 people, "- quotes her RIA" Novosti ". Sanders added that other countries need to apply more pressure on Moscow. At the same time, she explained that the United States is doing this in order to show the Kremlin its tough position and influence the political behavior of Russia. Chancellor of Austria Sebastian Kurtz did not agree with Washington's position. According to him, the Austrians are in favor of a good relationship with Moscow, so they will not send diplomats from their country. "We have traditionally maintained good relations with Russia, are a neutral country and are headquartered for many international organizations such as the UN or the OSCE," he said on the air of Puls 4. Kurtz stressed that Austria, as a member of the European Union, supported the withdrawal of the EU ambassador from Moscow for consultations in Brussels, but he does not intend to take other measures.

Diplomatic conflict began with the filing of the United Kingdom, which, accusing Moscow of attempting to ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, sent from London 23 ambassadors. As many British employees left Russia. Further, the United States, Canada, a number of European states, including France, Germany and Poland, the Baltic states, Ukraine, Moldova, Croatia, Albania, declared their intention to get rid of representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission. In total, more than 100 ambassadors will return to Russia.