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Russian ambassador says no Russian spies in Australia

Ambassador of the Russian Federation Grigory Logvinov speaks during a press conference at the Russian Embassy in Canberra, Wednesday, March 28, 2018. The Australian government yesterday announced that it would expel two Russian diplomats over the Skripal

گریگوری لاگوینوف سفیر روسیه در استرالیا Source: AAP

Russia is insisting it has no spies in Australia after the Turnbull Government announced it will expel two Russian diplomats it says are "undeclared intelligence officers." Russia's ambassador to Australia has issued a robust, hour-long defence of his country, saying Russia has been the victim of a conspiracy concocted by Britain and its allies. But the Turnbull Government has dismissed the remarks as what it calls "standard Russian propaganda."



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