RUSSIA EXPELS THREE ENVOYS

Russia's Foreign Ministr y on Friday said it was expelling diplomats from Sweden, Poland and Germany for attending a rally in support of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The diplomats were being declared “persona non grata” af ter they allegedly took part in the “unlawful” rallies in support of Navalny on Januar y 23, the ministr y said. Mass protests in support of Navalny took place that day all across Russia. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas called Moscow's decision to expel the three European diplomats unjustified.