Tuesday, 12 April 2022 (YJC)_ Reacting to the expulsion of six of its diplomats from France, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it would take appropriate retaliatory action.
The French government's move to expel six Russian diplomats from Paris provoked a sharp reaction from Moscow.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Tuesday morning that Moscow would definitely respond.
Zakharova responded to RIA Novosti by commenting on the Paris move:
Russia will take appropriate reciprocal action in this regard.
Earlier, the French Foreign Ministry summoned a representative of the Russian embassy and announced that six Russian diplomats had been declared an "undesirable element" in Paris.