Russia warns Ireland over diplomat's expulsion
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Russia has reacted angrily to Ireland's expulsion of a Russian diplomat, warning that it will respond in kind.
Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said in a statement carried Wednesday by Russian news agencies that Moscow sees Ireland's move as an "unfriendly act." He added that the Irish move "won't be left without a corresponding reaction."
The Irish government said it was expelling a Russian diplomat because Russian intelligence agents stole the identities of six Irish citizens to use as cover for spies operating in the United States.
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Ireland opened the investigation after the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation smashed a Russian spy ring last June involving 10 men and women posing as American suburbanites.
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