Russia Says It Will Expel 10 US Diplomats in Response to Sanctions

A Russian police officer patrols a street in front of the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, the headquarters of U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Russia’s mission, on Sept. 20, 2012. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/ Getty Images

Russia will expel 10 U.S. diplomats and would initiate other retaliatory actions in response to recent sanctions issued by President Joe Biden’s administration.

“Ten diplomats were on a list the U.S. side handed over to us asking to ensure their leaving the United States. We will give a tit-for-tat response to that. We will also ask ten U.S. diplomats to leave our country,” he told a news conference.