Russia vows retaliation over British diplomatic expulsions

By Joel Gehrke

Published March 14, 2018 5:56pm ET

Russia vows retaliation over British diplomatic expulsions — Russian President Vladimir Putin listens during his working meetings at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014. Moscow has been sending mixed signals about Ukraine but pledged to respect its territorial integrity. Russian President Vladimir Putin has long dreamed of pulling Ukraine, a country of 46 million people considered the cradle of Russian civilization, closer into Moscow's orbit. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti Presidential Press Service, Alexei Nikolsky) | Alexei Nikolsky

Russian retaliation against the United Kingdom over Prime Minister Theresa May’s accusation of an alleged assassination attempt “will not be long in coming,” the Russian Foreign Ministry promised.

“[T]he British Government is again seeking to launch a groundless anti-Russian campaign,” the Foreign Ministry said in a Wednesday bulletin. “Needless to say, our response measures will not be long in coming.”