Ex-spy poisoning: Russian ambassador defends Irish diplomat's expulsion

Yuri Filatov has suggested that some within the British Government may actually be behind the Salisbury poisoning attack.

Ex-spy poisoning: Russian ambassador defends Irish diplomat's expulsion

Russia's ambassador to Ireland has defended the expulsion of an Irish diplomat.

Yury Filatov said the measure was a principle of diplomacy after Ireland ejected a Russian representative over the Salisbury nerve agent poisoning.

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