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The US acted unlawfully when it expelled Russian diplomats from the UN headquarters in New York and has failed as the host country for the international body, Gennady Gatilov, Russia’s envoy to the UN Office in Geneva, said. Washington’s decision to include 12 Russian UN mission employees to the list of diplomats expelled from the […]
The UN declined to comment on the legality of Washington’s move to expel 12 Russian staff working there, saying only that it had been “notified.” The US envoy to Russia hinted they hadn’t even sent notification in advance. Speaking to reporters, the UN spokesman declined to comment on the US move to expel 12 Russian […]
A convoy has left Moscow’s UK embassy ahead of the Kremlin’s deadline for 23 diplomats to leave the country. The expulsions are in retaliation to sanctions imposed by the UK after the Skripal poisoning. Colleagues were spotted embracing each other as vehicles to transport them were readied nearby, presumably to take them to the airport […]
The UK will consider its next steps in response to Russia’s expulsion of 23 diplomats, British Prime Minister Theresa May has announced. It comes amid London’s allegations that Russia was behind the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. “In light of their (Russia’s) previous behaviour, we anticipated a response of this kind and we will consider our […]
A group of hard-line Republican senators are urging Secretary of State Rex Tillerson to demand Cuba take action against alleged attacks on American diplomats or shut down the US embassy in Havana. Senator Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) and four other GOP senators sent a letter to US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson Friday, calling on the […]
A series of diplomatic ‘tit-for-tat’ steps since Barack Obama’s expulsion of Russian staff last year has severely strained relations between Russia and US. In its latest move, citing a “spirit of parity,” Washington gave Moscow 2 days to shut down its San Francisco consulate. December 2016: Obama expels Russian diplomats, confiscates diplomatic property Just days […]
A Labour Party committee upheld the charges leveled at Ken Livingstone for his comments about the links between Hitler and Zionism last year, but did not expel the former mayor of London from its ranks. The time-limited sanction has provoked outrage from Jewish groups. Following two days of legal and historical deliberations behind closed doors, […]
