Russian ambassador announces retaliation

the hague - The expulsion of two Russian diplomats through the Netherlands 'will not be without consequences,' says the Russian ambassador in The Hague, Alexander Shulgin, in an interview with EenVandaag. 'We will have to respond in one way or another,' he warns. 'It will be a form of retribution.'

The Netherlands put the two Russians out of the country because according to Minister Stef Blok (Foreign Affairs) the Russian government is not cooperating to get the truth about the attack on a former double spy in the United Kingdom. The Russian Sergei Skripal and his 33-year-old daughter Joelia were poisoned with nerve gas. They are in the hospital, according to British media in a worrying state.

The British government states that Russia is behind the attack and also set up diplomats. Friendly countries, including the US and European countries, do the same, even though London has not provided decisive evidence.

Shulgin speaks of an 'unfriendly gesture' and states that the relationship between Russia and the Netherlands 'is not at its best and will come under more pressure. '