NNA - Russia summoned the US Ambassador on Thursday and threatened to expel American diplomats in protest against what it said was American interference in Moscow's domestic affairs.

Moscow said Washington was funding "anti-Russian" non-profit groups and "spreading disinformation" around this month's Russian presidential elections and its offensive against Ukraine.

"Attempts to interfere in the internal affairs of the Russian Federation, including through subversive actions and the spreading of disinformation in the context of elections and the special military operation will be firmly and decisively suppressed," the Russian foreign ministry said in a statement.

It said retaliatory measures could include expelling "US embassy officials involved in such actions."

Both Russia and the United States have expelled dozens of each other's diplomats in recent years as relations between the two countries have sunk to their lowest in decades.--AFP

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