Staff from the UK's Moscow embassy would be expelled within a week. The British Council in Russia, which promotes cultural ties between the nations, as well as the British Consulate in St Petersburg will also be closed. . Russia's actions come as a response to Britain's decision to expel 23 Russian diplomats over the incident on 4 March which the UK government has blamed on Russia - but which Russia denies. The UK Foreign Office said in a statement that it had "anticipated a response of this kind" from Russia and the National Security Council would meet early next week to consider its next steps. . What should be the next step? Comment bellow👇🏻 . ❣️Like for more news❣️ 🔻#briefnews 🔻 . . Follow @briefworldnews . Follow @briefworldnews . Follow @briefworldnews . Follow @briefworldnews . . Check our 🆕 Stories 👤 @briefworldnews👈🏻 --------- . Hit that ❤️ and like the work we do #briefnews 🔻Explore More🔻 . Sharing the love, thanks to: @cure4liberals @alternative_news_media 🔺Star followers for today🔺 🔴Visit our website, link on our page @briefworldnews 🔴 . . #realnews #realnewsgang #russiarelatioms #russianews #britainforeignpolicy #ukandrussia #britainandrussia #russiakilling #russiaconsulate #stpetersburg #russiadiplomat #britishdiplomat #russiaembassy #britishembassy . . Photo: AFP 🌐BriefWorldNews.com @briefworldnews (at Russia)