Germany expels 40 Russian embassy employees

Germany’s foreign ministry has announced its decision to expel "a considerable number" of employees of the Russian embassy in Berlin.

According to the Focus Online portal, the decision applies to 40 embassy employees.

"The federal government has decided to declare a considerable number of Russian embassy employees personae non grata as they have been working against our freedom and against the consolidation of society day after day," the German foreign ministry said on Monday, adding that the Russian ambassador has been notified about this decision.

"We will further toughen the anti-Russian sanctions, will expand our support to the Ukrainian armed forces and will reinforce NATO’s eastern flank," it said.