More than a dozen European Union countries joined the United States in expelling Russian diplomats on Monday in response to the poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in the British city of Salisbury earlier this month. A total of 14 E.U. member states, including France, Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic, plus Ukraine announced the expulsion of the envoys. Additional measures aren’t off the table, European Commission president Donald Tusk said. Minutes earlier, the White House announced that it would eject 60 diplomats, including intelligence officers from Russia’s mission to the United Nations, and close Russia’s consulate in Seattle.

Source: Huffington Post March 26, 2018 14:03 UTC