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List of Countries and Others Expelling Russian Diplomats

by Associated Press

   LONDON --

   Two dozen countries including the United States and many European Union
   states, as well as NATO, have announced they are expelling a total of
   more than 150 Russian diplomats, in a show of solidarity with Britain
   over the nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England.

   A look at those 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.

   BRITAIN: 23 Russian diplomats expelled.

   UKRAINE: 13 Russian diplomats expelled.

   NATO: Seven Russian diplomats expelled.

   CANADA: Four Russians expelled; 3 applications for additional
   diplomatic staff being denied.

   GERMANY, FRANCE, POLAND: Four Russian diplomats expelled from each
   country.

   MOLDOVA, 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, IRELAND, NORWAY,
   MACEDONIA, MONTENEGRO: One Russian diplomat expelled from each country.

   LATVIA: One Russian diplomat expelled, plus one Russian representative
   of a Russian company blacklisted.