The United States has asked 12 Russian United Nations diplomats to leave the US, accusing them of 'espionage activities,' as Russia continues its attack on Ukraine.
New York The United States has asked 12 Russian United Nations diplomats to leave the US, accusing them of"espionage activities," as Russia continues its attack on Ukraine.
The Russian diplomats were asked to leave due to their alleged engagement in"activities that were not in accordance with their responsibilities and obligations as diplomats," Ambassador Richard Mills, deputy representative of the United States to the United Nations, said during a UN Security Council meeting Monday afternoon.Russian Ambassador to the UN Vassily Nebenzia responded by saying Mills' explanation of the expulsions was"not satisfactory.
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