Russia will soon expel British diplomats in retaliation for Britain's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former spy in southern England, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Thursday.
"Absolutely. Soon," the RIA news agency cited Lavrov as saying, when asked if Moscow was ready to kick out British diplomats.
Lavrov said British allegations of Russian's involvement in the attack were unacceptable.
RUSSIA TO FIRST INFORM UK ON RETALIATION, THEN WIDER PUBLIC
Russia will first tell Britain about any retaliatory measures against London in the spy case before revealing them to the wider public, Lavrov said in a statement.
Lavrov's comments seemed to contradict an earlier report by state news agency RIA that said Lavrov had promised to expel British diplomats.
Lavrov repeated Moscow's position on the case, saying British allegations against Russia were "absolutely boorish."
