日本外交官８人追放へ　ロシアが報復措置

　ロシア外務省は２７日、同国に駐在する日本外交官８人の国外退去を通告した。日本政府が在日ロシア大使館の外交官ら８人を国外追放したことへの報復措置。日本の外交官が追放されるのは極めて異例で、日ロ関係の冷却化が一層進みそうだ。
　ロシア外務省は、在ロシア日本大使館の関係者を呼び出して通告。５月１０日までの退去を求めている。（2022/04/28-00:22）

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday announced the expulsion of eight Japanese diplomats in retaliation for a similar measure taken by Tokyo over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
   It is very unusual for Japanese diplomats to be expelled from a foreign country. The Tokyo-Moscow relations are expected to deteriorate further.
   The Russian ministry summoned staff of the Japanese Embassy in Moscow to demand that the eight diplomats leave Russia by May 10.
   In a statement, the ministry said that Japan openly takes a hostile anti-Russian line after Moscow started its military operation in Ukraine.
   Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's administration has joined the United States, European countries and others in defaming Russia, the ministry argued.