“I have just received information that the US authorities have taken another hostile step against the Russian mission to the UN, in gross violation of obligations under the host country agreement.
They told us that they are declaring 12 people from the Russian mission persona non grata, ”RIA Novosti quoted him as saying at a press conference.
Nebenzya added that the diplomats must leave before March 7.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that the UN would not be able to ensure the arrival of the Russian delegation led by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the UNHRC meeting in Geneva.