The coordinated expulsion on Monday of 60 Russians from the United States and more than 30 from across Europe in response to the March 4 poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter in Britain echoes past espionage feuds between Washington and Moscow.

For the United States, such moves are rooted in the spying between Russia and the West that has endured since the end of the Cold War.

Here is a look at some of the best-known expulsions in recent years between the United States and Russia:

July 2017: Delayed Retaliation

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia ordered the United States diplomatic mission to reduce its staff by 755 employees in response to American sanctions, including the expulsion of 35 Russian officials, imposed in the final weeks of the Obama administration. Mr. Putin had delayed such a move, hoping for an improved relationship under President Trump, “but, judging by everything, if it changes, it will not be soon.”