The Russian Foreign Ministry announced the readiness of the decision to expel a number of American diplomats in response to Washington's decision to expel 12 employees of the Russian permanent mission to the UN in New York.
The Russian department said that they handed over to the senior diplomat of the US diplomatic mission in Moscow a list of American diplomatic workers who are planned to be expelled from Russia and declared persons non-barred.
“The American side has firmly stated that any hostile actions of the United States against Russia will receive a decisive and adequate response,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement..
Recall that the decision to expel 12 employees of the Russian diplomatic mission together with their families was made on February 28. Then about 50 people left the country.
It should be noted that about 40 Russian diplomats plan to be expelled from Poland on suspicion of espionage..