European Council president Donald Tusk has said 14 member nations have expelled Russian diplomatic staff over the poisoning of an ex-spy in the UK. European Council president Donald Tusk has said 14 member nations have expelled Russian diplomatic staff over the poisoning of an ex-spy in the UK. Poland, Germany and Lithuania earlier confirmed they were among the European countries set to expel Russian diplomats. Today 14 EU Member States decided to expel Russian diplomats as direct follow-up to #EUCO discussion last week on #SalisburyAttack. — Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) March 26, 2018 Germany and Poland both said they had asked four Russian diplomats to leave, while in Lithuania, three Russian diplomats were ordered to leave.

Source: Irish Independent March 26, 2018 13:30 UTC