Moscow expels more than 20 German diplomats

WORLD, April 22 (YPA) – The Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman on Saturday announced the expulsion of “more than 20” German diplomats as a retaliatory measure for “mass expulsion” of Russian embassy staff from Berlin.

Maria Zakharova told state-run television Zvezda that Moscow had decided to expel “more than 20” diplomats.

Her statement came shortly after her ministry denounced “another mass expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic missions in Germany.”

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