14 EU countries simultaneously expelled Russian diplomats
Germany, France and Poland are among European Union countries expelling Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former spy in Britain.
"As a follow-up measure to the European Council's decision last week to respond to Russia within a common framework, 14 member states have today decided to expel Russian diplomats,"AFPquoted European Union (EU) President Donald Tusk said at a press conference in Bulgaria.
Germany, France, and Poland announced today that they would ask four Russian diplomats in each country to leave. Lithuania also announced the expulsion of three Russian diplomats.