Jacinda ArdernPrime Minister Jacinda Ardern said she would expel Russian diplomats if any of those in New Zealand were considered undeclared intelligence officers. Ardern told Mike Hosking on Newstalk ZB this morning that the diplomats those countries were expelling were undeclared intelligence officers. The US has announced it is expelling 60 diplomats believed to be intelligence officers and many EU countries have also expelled diplomats. Australia confirmed this morning that it would expel two Russian diplomats. "Two Russian diplomats identified as undeclared intelligence officers will be expelled by the Australian Government for actions inconsistent with their status, pursuant to the Vienna Conventions."

Source: Otago Daily Times March 26, 2018 22:07 UTC