Last week, Russia announced that it will expel 60 American diplomats, as well as envoys from several other nations. The move was an act of retaliation to the United States, following our nation’s expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats after the likely involvement of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the poisoning of a former Russian spy, Sergei Skripal, and his daughter Yulia in the United Kingdom.
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A car drives out of the Russian Government airport Vnukovo II in Mosow on April 1.
The first plane carrying Russian diplomats expelled from the United States arrived at Moscow's Vnukovo airport on Sunday, an AFP journalist reported.
The Il-96 jet brought home 46 Russian diplomats and their family members, according to state TASS news agency. A second plane was expected to arrive in the Russian capital later Sunday.
