Russia's government is expelling 23 British diplomats and threatening further measures in retaliation in a growing diplomatic dispute over a nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain. It ordered the diplomats to leave within a week, and summoned Britain's ambassador to Russia, Laurie Bristow, for a meeting Saturday at the ministry in Moscow. The statement said the government could take further measures if Britain takes any more "unfriendly" moves toward Russia. "Our priority today is looking after our staff in Russia and assisting those that will return to the U.K.," the Foreign Office said in its statement. U.K. says Russia 'culpable'"The onus remains on the Russian state to account for their actions and to comply with their international obligations."

Source: CBC News March 17, 2018 09:44 UTC