On Friday, the United States announced the expulsion of two Russian diplomats in response to Moscow’s expulsion of two American diplomats last month, AFP reported.

Embassy of RussiaPhoto: Serhiy Supinsky / AFP / Profimedia Images

“In response to the Russian Federation’s unjustified expulsion of two American diplomats from our embassy in Moscow, the State Department took the same step by declaring persona non grata of two employees of the Russian Embassy in the United States,” a US spokesman said. State Department..

On September 14, Russia announced the expulsion of two American diplomats accused by Moscow of serving as “liaison agents” for a former Russian employee arrested earlier this year and suspected of passing information to the United States about the conflict in Ukraine.

Washington immediately promised to respond in due course, which he did three weeks later.

These mutual expulsions come at a time when relations between Russia and the United States, one of the main financial and military backers of Ukraine, where Moscow has launched an offensive since February 2022, are at an all-time low.

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