1st LD: EU ambassador to Russia recalled in wake of ex-spy poisoning
Xinhua,March 23, 2018 Adjust font size:
BRUSSELS, March 23 (Xinhua) -- The European Union (EU) is recalling its ambassador to Russia in response to the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal in Britain earlier this month.
The European External Action Service announced in a statement on Friday that the European Council has requested Federica Mogherini, the EU foreign policy chief, to recall the head of the EU delegation in Russia who is expected to arrive in Brussels this weekend.
The symbolic move came following a discussion Thursday among EU leaders who gathered in Brussels for the bloc's spring summit. Enditem