LONDON (AP) — The United States and many Western countries announced they were expelling a total of more than 130 Russian diplomats, in a show of solidarity with Britain over the nerve agent attack of a former Russian spy in England.
A look at the countries that have announced the measures, and the number of Russians they have ordered to leave: • UNITED STATES: 60 Russian diplomats expelled; Russian consulate in Seattle ordered closed. • AUSTRALIA: Two Russian diplomats expelled. • BRITAIN: 23 Russian diplomats expelled. • CANADA: Four Russians expelled; 3 applications for additional diplomatic staff being denied. • UKRAINE: 13 Russian diplomats expelled. • GERMANY, FRANCE, POLAND: Four Russian diplomats expelled from each country. • CZECH REPUBLIC, LITHUANIA: Three Russian diplomats expelled from each country. • SPAIN, NETHERLANDS, DENMARK, ITALY, ALBANIA, AUSTRALIA: Two Russian diplomats expelled from each country. • HUNGARY, SWEDEN, CROATIA, ROMANIA, FINLAND, ESTONIA: One Russian diplomat expelled from each country. • LATVIA: One Russian diplomat expelled, plus one Russian representative of a Russian company blacklisted.
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