Officials say 40 Russian diplomats declared ‘persona non grata’ by Germany earlier this week have left the country. The diplomats were picked up Friday by a Russian government plane that had received special permission to land at Berlin’s Schoenefeld Airport despite a ban on flights from Russia in the European Union. (https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Live-Updates-Russia-acknowledges-significant-17066127.php) Germany’s top security official had said earlier this week that the diplomats were chosen because they were linked to Russian intelligence agencies.
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