U.S President, Donald TrumpThe Donald Trump-led administration has expelled 60 Russian diplomats and ordered European country’s consulate in Seattle to close down.
Trump’s administration officials said that all the 60 Russians were spies working in the U.S. under diplomatic cover, including a dozen at Russia’s mission to the United Nations.
The officials said that the administration took the action to send a message to Russia’s leaders about the ‘‘unacceptably high’’ number of Russian intelligence operatives in the U.S
“The expelled Russians will have seven days to leave the U.S,” said the officials. “They weren’t authorized to be identified by name and requested anonymity.”
United States and some European nations, including Britain, sought to jointly punish Moscow for its alleged role in poisoning an ex-spy in London.
The Seattle consulate is said to be a counter-intelligence concern because of its proximity to a U.S. Navy base. [myad]
