Russia Expels Two U.S. Diplomats Accused of Obtaining Information on Ukraine War

Russia expelled two U.S. diplomats, First Secretary Jeffrey Sillin and Second Secretary David Bernstein, accusing them of illegal activities.
The diplomats were alleged to have been in contact with a former local employee of the U.S. consulate in Vladivostok, Robert Shonov.
Shonov was accused by Russia of gathering information about the war in Ukraine and passing it to the American diplomats.
The U.S. denied the accusations, stating they were an attempt to intimidate and harass their employees.
The expulsions are the latest escalation in diplomatic tensions between the U.S. and Russia over the war in Ukraine.