Twelve Russian 'UN diplomats' who've been living in NYC compound booted for 'espionage'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

49% : White House press secretary Jen Psaki commented at a press briefing addressing the plan to give the Russian diplomats the boot, claiming that it had been "in the works for several months.""The United States informed the United Nations and the Russian Mission to the United Nations that we were beginning the process of expelling 12 intelligence operatives from the Russian Mission who had abused their privileges of residency in the United States by engaging in espionage activities that are adverse to our national security," Psaki announced.
47% :Ambassador Richard Mills, deputy representative of the United States to the United Nations, claimed during a UN security meeting on Monday that the so-called diplomats were told to leave due to their alleged engagement in "activities that were not in accordance with their responsibilities and obligations as diplomats."
37% :CNN is reporting that the Russian Ambassador to the UN, Vassily Nebenzia, stated that Mills' explanation of the expulsions was "not satisfactory.""I've just received information that the US authorities have undertaken another hostile action against the Russian Mission to the United Nations grossly violating their commitments on the host country agreement that they undertook.
33% : Twelve Russian United Nations diplomats are being expelled from the Russian Diplomatic Compound in New York by March 7th for "espionage activities," according to a tweet sent out Monday afternoon by Olivia Dalton, who is the spokeswoman for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield.

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