Russian diplomats departed the US on Wednesday after the State Department told them to leave as tensions soar with Moscow over the ongoing threat of an invasion of Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in the USA posted a video of the emotional departure of diplomats, part of 27 people who were supposed to leave by Jan. 30. It wasn't clear if all 27 departed in the video, which shows people hugging and boarding a bus while others wave goodbye. "Today is a very bitter event at our embassy," Russian Ambassador Antoly Antonov is seen telling a reporter in the video, according to a translation of his comments. "Our comrades were forced, at the request of the Americans, to leave earlier than the period for which they came here." (https://nypost.com/2022/01/26/russian-diplomats-told-to-leave-us-as-tensions-mount-over-ukraine/) The State Department had said more than 50 diplomats and their families had to leave the US due to expiring visas, but Russia has said the move amounts to expulsion.