US Expels 12 Russian Diplomats to UN Over ‘National Security’ Concerns

A person walks past flags outside the United Nations headquarters in New York City on May 20, 2021. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images

The United States on Monday announced it will expel a dozen Russian diplomats to the United Nations over national security concerns.

Russia’s U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia told Reuters that he and the diplomats were asked to leave the United States by March 7, adding that they would do so “because it’s diplomatic practice.”