EU ambassador to Russia recalled in wake of ex-spy poisoning

The European Union (EU) is recalling its ambassador to Russia in response to the poisoning of Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal in Britain earlier this month.

European Union foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini speaks with the media as she arrives for an EU summit at the Europa building in Brussels on Thursday, March 22, 2018. [Photo: AP/Olivier Matthys]

The European External Action Service announced in a statement on Friday that the European Council has requested Federica Mogherini, the EU foreign policy chief, to recall the head of the EU delegation in Russia who is expected to arrive in Brussels this weekend.

The symbolic move came following a discussion Thursday among EU leaders who gathered in Brussels for the bloc's spring summit.