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AFP: Reports that Germany will expel four Russian diplomats over spy nerve agent attack in Salisbury
German foreign ministry has confirmed the country will expel four Russian diplomats over the nerve agent attack on a former spy in Salisbury
A senior White House official says U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the expulsion of 60 Russian diplomats from the country and is closing the Russia consulate in Seattle over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Poland's foreign minister says the country is to expel four Russian diplomats
Lithuania's government has confirmed the expulsion of three Russian diplomats and says it will ban 44 people from entering the country over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Reuters: France is to expel four Russian diplomats and Latvia will expel one over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
European Council President Donald Tusk says 14 EU member states have decided to expel Russian diplomats in response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
The Dutch prime minister's office says the Netherlands will expel two Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former spy in Salisbury
The Danish foreign minister says the country will expel two Russian diplomats over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Ukraine's President Petro Poroshenko says he will expel 13 Russian diplomats
Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Andrej Babis says his government will expel three Russian embassy staff in response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Estonia's foreign minister says Russia's defence attache is being expelled from the country over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Canadian foreign ministry says four Russian diplomats will be expelled "in solidarity with the United Kingdom" and says they have been identified as intelligence officers or individuals who used diplomatic status to undermine security or interfere in Canada's democracy
Italy's foreign ministry says two Russian diplomats must leave the country by the end of the week in response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
A spokesperson for Finland's government says one Russian diplomat is to be expelled
Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson says the "extraordinary international response by our allies stands in history as the largest collective expulsion of Russian intelligence officers ever"
A spokesperson for Prime Minister Theresa May says she "welcomes the action by our allies" and it demonstrates "we stand shoulder to shoulder in sending the strongest signal to Russia that it cannot continue to flout international law"
Croatia's prime minister says he will expel one Russian diplomat in solidarity with the UK
Romania's foreign ministry says one Russian diplomat will be expelled from the country
A spokesman for the Kremlin says the decision taken by western states to expel Russian diplomats is a mistake and president Vladimir Putin will make the final decision over his country's response
A government official says Sweden is to expel one Russian diplomat in response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Spain's ministry of foreign affairs says two Russian diplomats will be expelled from the embassy in Madrid
Norway's foreign ministry says it will expel one Russian diplomat over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Hungary's foreign ministry says one Russian diplomat will be expelled from the country in response to the poisoning of a former spy in Salisbury
White House deputy press secretary Raj Shah says the U.S. remains open to working with Russians on counter-terrorism despite expelling 60 Russian diplomats from the country
Iceland's government says it will temporarily postpone all "high-level bilateral dialogue" with Russian authorities in response to the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
Australia's prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says two Russian diplomats will be expelled from the country over the nerve agent attack in Salisbury
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