UK to expel 23 Russian diplomats, freeze Russian state assets

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Reuters, London :
Britain will expel 23 Russian diplomats in retaliation for the nerve agent attack on a former Russian double agent,
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Wednesday.
“Under the Vienna Convention, the United Kingdom will now expel 23 Russian diplomats who have been identified as undeclared intelligence officers,” May told parliament. “They have just one week to leave.”
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