EU Expels Three Russian Diplomats, Defends Envoy’s Moscow Trip

EU Expels Three Russian Diplomats, Defends Envoy’s Moscow Trip
European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borell speaks during a news conference in Brussels, Belgium, on Dec. 2, 2020. Johanna Geron/Pool/Reuters
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BRUSSELS—Germany, Poland and Sweden expelled three Russian diplomats in a coordinated retaliation on Monday for the expulsion of three European Union diplomats by Russia while the EU’s foreign policy chief was visiting Moscow last week.

The EU executive defended Josep Borrell over his trip to Russia where he said he had learned of the expulsions via social media while speaking with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Moscow on Friday.