Russia’s ambassador to the US said Monday that Team Trump’s decision to oust 60 Russian diplomats over the poisoning of an ex-Russian spy in the UK will destroy what’s left of Russia’s relationship with the US.

Anatoly Antonov called it a “very bad step” and said the US “will understand what kind of grave mistake they did and I hope that maybe in the future our relations will be restored.”

He denounced the move as provocative and said in remarks carried by Russian news agencies that Moscow will make an “adequate” response.

Britain has blamed Russia for the March 4 poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, accusations Moscow has denied.

In a show of solidarity with Britain, the US and the EU have announced expulsions of Russian diplomats.

With AP