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Lithuania, Poland to expel Russian diplomats over spy attack: ministers

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AFP Warsaw

The foreign ministers of Lithuania and Poland today said they would expel Russian diplomats in solidarity with Britain over the poisoning of a former Russian spy in the English city of Salisbury.

"We handed a note to the ambassador that three Russian embassy officials are declared persona non grata for activities incompatible with their diplomatic status," Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius told AFP.

Polish counterpart Jacek Czaputowicz, for his part, told reporters: "The four Russian diplomats have until midnight on April 3 to leave Poland.

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First Published: Mar 26 2018 | 7:16 PM IST

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