
Russia to Expel 150 Diplomats, Close U.S. Consulate
The game of tit-for-tat between Russia and a coalition of Western countries has escalated once again with an announcement that the Kremlin will expel scores of diplomats, including 60 Americans, after 27 countries agreed to kick out more than 150 Russian diplomatic personnel. That move was retaliation for the Kremlin’s suspected nerve gas attack on a former double agent living in Britain. Russia will also close its U.S. consulate in St. Petersburg. Meanwhile, the double agent is still in critical condition, though his daughter, also poisoned, is reportedly improving.