"Inappropriate" was called by the Foreign Minister of Uruguay Rodolfo Nin Novoa, a call by the US authorities for the expulsion of Russian diplomats because of the case of poisoning former Colonel GRU Sergey Skripal and his daughter Julia. "I was very negative about this request, I said that it was an inappropriate request, and that it should not be voiced," the minister said.. According to him, Uruguay is an independent country that independently determines its relations with the rest of the world, El Pais. On March 26, a number of EU countries, as well as the US, Canada, Albania, Ukraine and Norway decided to send Russian diplomats in connection with the Salisbury incident.