UK-Russia standoff deepens as Moscow cuts UK diplomats
Source: Reuters
MARCH 31, 2018 / 4:13 AM / UPDATED AN HOUR AGO
Andrew Osborn
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Moscow has told Britain it must cut “just over 50” more of its diplomatic and technical staff in Russia in a worsening standoff over the poisoning of a Russian former spy and his daughter in England, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
Separately, Moscow also demanded an official explanation for the search of a Russian passenger plane in London on Thursday and said it could reserve the right to take similar action against British airlines in Russia.
More than 100 Russian diplomats have been expelled by various countries, including 23 from Britain itself, to punish the Kremlin over the March 4 attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the historic English city of Salisbury.
London says Moscow was responsible for poisoning the Skripals in the first known use of a military-grade nerve agent on European soil since World War Two. Russia flatly denies that and has cast the allegations as part of an elaborate Western plot to sabotage East-West relations and isolate Moscow.
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is so full of envy over Vlad's reactions he can hardly contain himself. When he grows up (instead of 'out', as he's been doing) he wants to be just like his comrade Vladimir. The freedom to have your enemies killed at will. The freedom to empty your country's Treasury into your own bank account! These are just a few of the "perks" his pal Vlad enjoys every day of his life.
All little Donnie gets are more questions about his involvement with Russia during his campaign, more people leaving Donnie's sinking ship of State, more porn actresses smearing his "good name", still trying to get that rat's nest on top of his head formed into something that looks like a real head of hair. Poor Little Donnie! 
Life has been unfair to him. 
