Russia Expels Two Americans as Tensions Rise After Embassy Fight
- Moscow says the two were CIA agents using diplomatic cover
- Tit-for-tat action after expulsion of two Russians from U.S.
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Russia said it expelled two Americans it claims were CIA agents in a tit-for-tat exchange, reflecting rising tensions following a scuffle outside the U.S. embassy in Moscow in June.
The pair were kicked out for activities incompatible with their diplomatic status, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Sergei Ryabkov said in a statement on the ministry’s website on Saturday. The action came weeks after two Russian diplomats were ordered to leave the U.S.