Russia’s United Nations ambassador said move ‘gross violation’ of UN agreement with US
Highlights
- US is expelling 12 Russian diplomats at the United Nations for engaging in activities not in accordance with their responsibilities and obligations as diplomats.
- Russia’s UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia described the move as ‘yet another hostile step undertaken by the host country’ He called the expulsions a ‘gross violation’ of the UN agreement with the US as the host of the Vienna Convention governing diplomatic relations.
- Earlier this month the Russian government expelled US deputy chief of mission Bartle Gorman from the country.
- US has succeeded in uniting the west against Russia with a growing number of harsh sanctions designed to cripple the Russian economy.