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Denmark said today it would expel 15 Russian diplomats, in line with steps taken by other European Union countries, after reports of mass graves being found and of civilian killings in the Ukrainian town of Bucha. Russia Ukraine

Denmark's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod speaks to the media on the day of a EU Foreign Ministers meeting, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium March 21, 2022.Denmark's Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeppe Kofod speaks to the media on the day of a EU Foreign Ministers meeting, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Brussels, Belgium March 21, 2022.

The move comes after several other European Union countries including France and Germany on Monday said they would expel Russian diplomats. The Danish foreign ministry said that it did not want to cut diplomatic ties to Moscow and that the Russian ambassador and the rest of the embassy were not part of the expulsion.

 

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