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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which country was the first to expel Russian ambassadors during March 2018?
A
Britain
B
America
C
Israel
D
China
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“The war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine will not be forgotten” Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said April 4 when Lithuania recalled its own ambassador from Moscow and expelled Russia’s counterpart.

Detailed explanation-2: -In March 2018, Sergei Skripal, a British citizen who used to work as a Russian intelligence officer, and his daughter, Yulia, nearly died after coming into contact with Novichok, a military-grade nerve agent originally developed by the former Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mr Skripal, his daughter and Det Sgt Bailey were poisoned in Salisbury in March 2018 when members of a Russian military intelligence squad are believed to have smeared the deadly nerve agent on Mr Skripal’s door handle. All three survived, as did Mr Rowley.

Detailed explanation-4: -There are Consulates General in New York and in Houston. The post of Russian Ambassador to the United States is currently held by Anatoly Antonov, incumbent since 21 August 2017.

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