Prime Minister Theresa May announced Wednesday that her government will expel 23 Russian diplomats from Britain. It will be the biggest expulsion of Russian diplomats from the country since 1985 — marking a return to the large-scale diplomatic ejections that took place during the Cold War.
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Britain’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats marks a return to Cold War ejections
Analysis by Adam Taylor
March 14, 2018 at 12:00 p.m. EDT