Relations between Russia and the West have been deteriorating amid the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. More than 120 Russian diplomats have been expelled by European Union countries and their allies in the last 48 hours.
Diplomatic tensions continue to escalate between Russia and the West as the war in Ukraine marks day 41.
Italy, Denmark and Sweden have joined EU allies in expelling Russian diplomats over the war in Ukraine, with more than 120 asked to leave in the last 48 hours after France and Germany had expelled Russian diplomats on Monday.
EU countries have expelled more than 230 diplomats since the beginning of the war in Ukraine.
European countries are accusing Russia of committing a massacre in the town of Bucha, near Kyiv.
A French anti-terror prosecutor launched three new investigations into Russian "war crimes".
The French investigations concern the attacks in Mariupol in the south of Ukraine, Gostomel in Kyiv and Chernihiv in the north.
According to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, dozens of people were killed in Bucha. The UN accused Russia of deliberately targeting civilians.
