Russia has decided to expel 60 US diplomats as a counter-notification against Washington. According to a Russian senator, Iran's Press TV reported. However, the senator's name was not reported in the news.
Moscow has decided to take similar measures after the US government announced the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats on Monday after a nerve gas attack on a Russian dual spy in Britain.
The White House has announced on Monday that Russia's 60 diplomats have decided to expel the United States from closing a Russian consulate in Seattle expressing solidarity with Britain.
Among these Russian diplomats, 12 were staying in the United States to work in UN headquarters in New York. 60 Russian diplomats in the discussion have been given seven days to leave the United States.
Meanwhile, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the reaction of Britain and the United States is understood to involve 'a stronghold' of those two countries in the attack on the Russian spy.
In addition to the US and Britain, 20 European countries and Canada have also decided to expel Russian diplomats.
The Russian ambassador to Washington strongly condemned the US government's decision, saying that the relationship between the United States and Russia was created due to the decision. Besides, the Russian ambassador to the UN commented that America's decision was "tragic" and "unfair".