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14 EU states expelling Russian diplomats over UK spy attack: Tusk

Published: 26 Mar 2018 - 04:26 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 02:56 pm
European council President Donald Tusk delivers a speech during a joint press conference on the second day of a summit of European Union (EU) leaders on March 23 2018, in Bruxelles. EU leaders on March 23 adopted negotiating guidelines for talks on the fu

European council President Donald Tusk delivers a speech during a joint press conference on the second day of a summit of European Union (EU) leaders on March 23 2018, in Bruxelles. EU leaders on March 23 adopted negotiating guidelines for talks on the fu

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Varna, Bulgaria: Fourteen EU states are expelling Russian diplomats in a coordinated response to the nerve agent attack on a former spy in the British city of Salisbury, EU President Donald Tusk said Monday.

"As a direct follow-up to last week's European Council decision to react to Russia within a common framework, already today 14 member states have decided to expel Russian diplomats," Tusk told a news conference in Varna, Bulgaria.