More than one hundred Russian intelligence officers have been expelled by 18 countries in order to show solidarity with Britain over Moscow’s suspected involvement in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal (ex Russian double agent) and daughter in England. Russian government has denied the allegations for the attack of Sergei Skripal and his daughter on March 4, 2018. Sergei Skripal and daughter are still in intensive care and their attack is the first known offensive use of a nerve toxin in Europe since World War ll. The European Union and NATO countries expelled Russian diplomats includes; United States (60 Russian diplomats expelled and Russian consulate in Seattle ordered closed), Britain (23 Russian diplomats expelled), Canada (four Russians expelled and three applications for additional diplomatic staff have been denied), Ukraine (13 Russian diplomats expelled), Germany (four Russian diplomats expelled), France (four Russian diplomats expelled), Poland (four Russian diplomats expelled), Czech Republic (three Russian diplomats expelled), Lithuania (three Russian diplomats expelled), Albanian (two Russian diplomats expelled), Italy (two Russian diplomats expelled), Netherlands (two Russian diplomats expelled), Denmark (two Russian Diplomats expelled), Latvia (one Russian diplomat expelled), Estonia (one Russian diplomat expelled), Finland (one Russian diplomat expelled), Sweden (one Russian diplomat expelled), Romania (one Russian diplomat expelled) and one Russian diplomat also was expelled by Croatia.
Source: Viewers Corner News.