Russia Expels US Embassy’s 2nd-in-Command From Moscow

A Russian flag flies next to the U.S. embassy building in Moscow on October 22, 2018. Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images

The Russian government has expelled the second-highest-ranking U.S. diplomat from the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, according to the State Department.

Bart Gorman, the U.S. deputy chief of mission to Russia, was expelled on Feb. 17, a State Department spokesperson told news outlets.