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'Part of Scheduled Rotation': Moscow Explains Departure of Ten Russian Diplomats From UK

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Ten Russian diplomats and their families left the United Kingdom to be replaced with a new shift as part of a scheduled rotation, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
"[They] left because 10 new families moved in. It is a normal rotation of diplomatic personnel. What is not normal is diplomats having to arrive in groups because our Western colleagues, including the United Kingdom, introduced so-called complex visa exchanges", the Russian ministry said on Telegram.

According to the release, the new rules entail that instead of the regular extension or replacement of individual foreign-stationed diplomats, foreign ministries now need to prepare and submit lists which then need to be approved by the host country.

Earlier in the day, a few Telegram channels reported that 10 Russian diplomats departed from London with their families, allegedly to preempt a persona non grata designation.

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