Russia orders 10 US diplomats out of country in retaliatory move

St Basil’s Cathedral, in Moscow’s Red Square (Ian Nicholson/PA)

Russian foreign minister Sergey Lavrov said that Moscow will order 10 US diplomats to leave Russia in a retaliatory response to the US sanctions.

Mr Lavrov also said that Moscow will add eight US officials to its sanctions list and move to restrict and stop the activities of US non-governmental organisations from interfering in Russia’s politics.