Moscow orders diplomatic staff to be reduced to same level as Russian missions in BritainRussia has announced a further round of expulsions of British diplomats, escalating the fallout over the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter. The Russians have now ordered Britain to reduce its diplomatic staff in Russia to the same level as Russian diplomatic missions in the UK. The US expelled 60 Russian diplomats and Ukraine 13, while many other countries expelled smaller numbers. Russia has vehemently denied being behind the attack on Skripal, who was sent to Britain during a 2010 spy swap. The preferred narrative in Russia is that Britain orchestrated the attack as a “false flag” operation to cast blame on Russia.

Source: The Guardian March 30, 2018 15:45 UTC