European countries expel nearly 100 Russian diplomats

A number of countries, including Denmark, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Estonia, are expelling Russian diplomats from their countries, Report informs citing Russian media that the total number of expelled diplomats is about 100 people.

The Danish government declared 15 Russian diplomats persona non grata, while Spain decided to expel 25 Russian diplomats.

The Italian Foreign Ministry is expelling 30 Russian diplomats, and 13 Russian diplomats will be expelled from Latvia. Latvia will also close two Russian consulates in the country.

Estonia is taking similar measures by expelling 14 Russian diplomats and closing the Russian consulate general in Narva and the embassy office in Tartu.