Trump ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States and closed the Russian consulate in Seattle over a nerve agent attack earlier this month in Britain.
Russia regrets the decision by Western governments to expel Russian diplomats over the poisoning of a former Russian double agent in Britain and Moscow's response will be based on the principle of reciprocity, the Kremlin spokesman said on Monday.
Dmitry Peskov told reporters President Vladimir Putin would make the final decision about how Russian responds to the expulsions, which were ordered over the nerve gas attack targeting former spy Sergei Skripal in the English city of Salisbury.
Russia denies Britain's charge that it was involved in the attack.
Earlier on Monday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Russia will respond in 'kind' if the United States expels Russian diplomats over the nerve agent attack.
US President Donald Trump on Monday ordered the expulsion of 60 Russians from the United States and closed the Russian consulate in Seattle over a nerve agent attack earlier this month in Britain, senior US officials said.
The order includes 12 Russian intelligence officers from Russia's mission to the United Nations headquarters in New York and reflects concerns that Russian intelligence activities have been increasingly aggressive, senior US administration officials told reporters, speaking on condition of anonymity.
“The United States stands firmly with the United Kingdom in condemning Russia’s outrageous action. The President is always considering options to hold Russia accountable in response to its malign activities. We have no announcements at this time,” White House spokesman Raj Shah said earlier.
Moscow has denied responsibility for the attack and has retaliated against Britain’s move to expel 23 Russians by ordering out the same number of Britons.
Trump has sought to improve ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and last week in a phone call with Putin congratulated him on his disputed re-election victory.
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