Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called on Friday the Albanian Ambassador to Moscow, Arben Gazioni to communicate that this country will expel two Albanian diplomats.
This decision comes after Albania declared two Russian diplomats persona non grata because their activity was not compliant with their diplomatic status.
In a statement, it did not refer to the nerve agent attack in Britain earlier this month that was blamed on Russia and which other countries cited as the reason for similar expulsions of Russian diplomats last Monday.
Prime Minister Edi Rama earlier said the expulsions had been coordinated with fellow NATO countries and that "Russians who trod on the national interest will leave".