Europe
Russia says Britain must cut more than 50 diplomats
9 years agoBritish ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow leaves the Russian Foreign Ministry headquarters in Moscow on March 30, 2018. Russia had summoned the ambassadors of a number of nations including Britain, France, Germany and Canada to inform them of retaliatory measures after a coordinated campaign by the UK and its allies over a nerve agent attack on a former spy.Vasily MAXIMOV / AFP
Britain has to reduce its diplomatic staff in Russia by more than 50 more people, the foreign ministry said Saturday, following an escalating row over the nerve agent attack on a former double agent.