American diplomats are expelled from Russia

Updated 15:01 | Published at 2:41 p.m

fullscreen US Embassy in Moscow. Archive image. Photo: Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP/TT

Two American diplomats will be expelled from Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.

The reason is said to be “collusion” with Robert Shonov, a former employee of one of the US consulates who was accused of espionage by Russia.

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