Luxembourg recalls its Ambassador in the capital of Russia for consultations, reports Bloomberg.
Yesterday the Minister of foreign Affairs Jean Asselborn said that Luxembourg does not want to expel Russian diplomats in connection with the poisoning of ex-GRU officer Sergei Skripal. The expulsion of Russian diplomats
on the first day of the week, 16 countries of the European Union and also the USA, Canada, Norway, Ukraine and several other countries adopted a conclusion on the expulsion of Russian diplomats in connection with an incident in Salisbury. For example, Washington announced that the country will leave 48 diplomats and 12 employees of the Russian mission At the UN. The United States also closed its Consulate General in Seattle.
so, these countries joined the decision of the UK, which in mid-March, demanded that the country left 23 the policy of Russia.
the foreign Ministry called the expulsion of Russian diplomats "unfriendly and provocative step," and promised to prepare retaliatory measures against every country. The Russian leadership is also stressed. Moscow will act according to the principle of reciprocity. Case Skripal
Skripal, who worked for British intelligence, and his daughter Julia on March 4, was found unconscious in the city of Salisbury.
London claims that their poisoning substance A234 involved in Moscow. After the event, Britain sent 23 Russian policy and has frozen contacts with Russia at a high level. Moscow in the answer has declared persona non grata the same number of employees of the British Embassy, withdrew permission for the opening of the Consulate in St. Petersburg and told about the stop of work of the British Council.
However, no real evidence of belonging Russia to the incident there. Moscow has many times called for the prosecution of ' provocation. Vladimir Putin has noticed that Russia has no chemical weapons