Russia expels Slovenian diplomat in retaliatory move

Reuters

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia expelled a Slovenian diplomat in a tit-for-tat retaliatory move after Ljubljana ordered a Russian diplomat to leave, Russia's foreign ministry said on Friday.

In a statement, the ministry said it had also told Slovenia's top envoy that Ljubljana was responsible for what it called the "destruction of bilateral relations" between the two countries.

(Reporting by Reuters; Writing by Maxim Rodionov; Editing by Andrew Osborn)

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