Russia expels some Swedish diplomats - spokeswoman

FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova listens during the annual news conference of the Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) in Moscow, Russia January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo - Copyright MAXIM SHEMETOV(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 8 May 2019 - 16:02 GMT+2

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has expelled some Swedish diplomats from Moscow as part of a reciprocal move against Stockholm, TASS news agency cited Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Wednesday.

Zakharova made the comment when asked at a weekly briefing whether Moscow had expelled two Swedish diplomats. She did not provide further details.

(Reporting by Christian Lowe; Writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Alison Williams)

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