When the Obama administration expelled 35 diplomats over Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the Russian government told the United States to cut its diplomatic staff inside Russia by 755. May: Mass expulsion historicCanada, Ukraine and member states of the European Union joined the United States on Monday in expelling more than 100 Russian diplomats. US protests Russia's 'destabilizing actions'As of Tuesday morning, 13 Russian diplomats were expelled from Ukraine, while Canada, Germany, France and Poland each expelled four. More than a dozen other countries, including Australia, Italy and the Netherlands, have each expelled between one and three Russian diplomats or intelligence officers. Similarly, Portugal expressed its "solidarity with the United Kingdom" over the Salisbury attack, though stopped short of expelling Russian diplomats in a statement.
Source: CNN March 27, 2018 06:00 UTC