China News Agency, Moscow, April 21 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 21st stating that 10 American diplomats in Russia were declared unwelcome people and asked them to leave the country before the end of May 21.
The statement said that the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the US deputy ambassador to Russia on the same day and submitted a note to him.
The statement said that the United States had previously declared some Russian diplomats in the United States as "unwelcome people", and Russia was responding to the "hostilities" of the United States this time.
In the future, Russia will take further countermeasures to respond to the illegal sanctions imposed on Russia by the United States.
On April 15, the United States imposed sanctions on Russia and expelled 10 Russian diplomats on the grounds that Russia interfered in the U.S. election and carried out cyber attacks on the United States.
On April 16, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that it would take reciprocal response measures, including expelling the same number of US diplomats, and prohibiting US embassies and consulates from hiring domestic or third-country employees.
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