(The Washington Post)The U.S. has expelled 60 Russian diplomats identified as intelligence agents. (The Washington Post)The Trump administration on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian intelligence and diplomatic officers in New York and Washington and the closure of the Russian Consulate in Seattle, joining European allies in retaliation for the poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain. Trump administration officials have said the United States agrees Russia is responsible for the attack in Britain. In December 2016, the Obama administration expelled 35 suspected Russian “intelligence operatives” in retaliation for Moscow’s interference in the U.S. presidential election. In response to Moscow’s move, the Trump administration last August shut the Russian consulate in San Francisco and diplomatic annexes in New York and Washington.

Source: Washington Post March 26, 2018 13:03 UTC