Russia orders 60 U.S. diplomats to leave by April 5

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A view through a fence shows the building of the consulate-general of the U.S. in St. Petersburg
A view through a fence shows the building of the consulate-general of the U.S. in St. Petersburg, Russia March 29, 2018. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

March 29, 2018

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia has ordered 60 U.S. diplomats out of the country by April 5, the foreign ministry said on Thursday.

It said 58 diplomats in Moscow and two general consulate officials in Yekaterinburg were persona non grata in a row over the poisoning of a former Russian double-agent in Britain.

(Reporting by Vladimir Soldatkin; Editing by Robin Pomeroy)

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