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Russia says expelled two US diplomats in June in retaliation

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MOSCOW - Russia said on Saturday it had expelled two US Embassy staff members in June after a similar 'unfriendly' move by Washington.

 

One of the expelled diplomats was involved in an incident with a Russian policeman near the US Embassy entrance in Moscow, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, citing Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov.

 

Another diplomat was "also a CIA operative", Ryabkov said.

 

The United States expelled two Russian officials on June 17 in response to an attack by a Russian policeman on a US diplomat in Moscow earlier in the month, the State Department said on Friday.

 

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