400-plus Russian diplomats expelled worldwide over Ukraine

Moscow plans tit-for-tat retaliation as nations respond to civilian death toll

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The Russian Embassy in Paris. France is among at least 20 countries that have expelled Russian diplomats since the war in Ukraine began. © Reuters

HIROSHI ASAHINA, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Over 400 Russian diplomats have been expelled from at least 20 countries over the invasion of Ukraine, as nations in Europe and beyond respond to reports of hundreds of civilian bodies left near Kyiv following a retreat by Russian forces.

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