Apparentlytwo Russian intelligence officials at the Russian Embassy, Canberra, (Australia) will be expelled by the Australian Government.
This Australian expulsion action is apparently Australia’s international response following the suspected Russian government poisoning of former Russian spy (defector) Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the city of Salisbury, UK.
So far 21 countries have expelled 130 Russian intelligence officers as part of the international response.
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It is not yet known whether the two Russian intelligence officers in Canberra are officially accredited as such (eg. Head and Deputy Head of Station) to the Australian Government or are fully hiding under diplomatic cover.
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It is not yet known whether the two Russian intelligence officers in Canberra are officially accredited as such (eg. Head and Deputy Head of Station) to the Australian Government or are fully hiding under diplomatic cover.