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Russia Expels 23 U.K. Diplomats In Retaliatory Move

Earlier this week, U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May said 23 Russian diplomats would be expelled for a poisoning with a nerve agent in the U.K. Russia said it would respond to any "unfriendly actions."

Three days after the U.K. said it was expelling 23 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent on U.K. soil, Russia says it's responding in kind, by kicking out 23 U.K.

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