Germany, Poland and Sweden said they would each expel one Russian diplomat in retaliation for Russia’s expulsion of three European diplomats last week.
The co-ordinated move came after Moscow accused three diplomats — one Swedish, one German, and one Polish — of attending protests in support of the jailed opposition figure, Alexei Navalny, and declared them personae non gratae.
Tensions between Europe and Russia are rising, and the timing of Moscow’s expulsions last week were an embarrassment for the EU, coming during a visit by its foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.
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