Russian foreign ministry declares 23 British diplomats persona non grata

Baku. 17 March. REPORT.AZ/ The Russian foreign ministry announced Saturday it will expel 23 British diplomats within a week.

Report informs citing the official website of the foreign ministry, it is in a tit-for-tat response to London's measures over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter.

Notably, earlier, British Prime Minister Teresa May announced the expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats from UK.