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Moscow has unveiled its response to London's sanctions imposed against Russia due to its refusal to extradite ex-FSO officer Andrei Lugovoy, suspected by the British Crown Prosecutor's Office of the murder of Alexander Litvinenko. Moscow expels four British diplomats and freezes counter-terrorism cooperation. Moscow's retaliatory steps did not come as a surprise. On July 17, the Russian Foreign Ministry stated that they would be “targeted and adequate.” Oddly enough, this time they almost didn’t deceive: there were four of them - and the same number of us. True, the British Foreign Office has already stated that it considers any possible retaliatory measures by Russia unjustified. The day before, Britain was officially supported by the European Union in the “Lugovoi case.” And today US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stood up for London, according to whom Russia should respect London’s desire to try Lugovoy in its country. There has been no official reaction from the Foreign Office yet. Most likely, it will follow after the relevant papers are received from Moscow. Today they were presented to the British Ambassador to Moscow Anthony Brenton on Smolenskaya Square.