Estonia announced that it was expelling the Russian ambassador in response to a similar decision by Moscow taken earlier today, AFP reported. 

"We observe the principle of reciprocity in relations with Russia," the Estonian Foreign Ministry said on Twitter today.

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It emphasized that the Russian ambassador must leave Estonia in the same time frame as the Estonian ambassador in Moscow to leave Russia, namely until February 7.

Iliana Yotova