In response to the expulsion of these two countries from Moscow, the US State Department announced that it recognized two Russian diplomats as undesirable elements and asked them to leave the country.

Afghan Voice Agency (AVA): The ongoing diplomatic war between the West and Moscow following Russia's military attack on Ukraine has caused a number of Western countries to expel Russian envoys. An action which, of course, has not gone unanswered by Moscow.
 
According to Iran Press, the US Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced: In response to the suspicious expulsion of two American diplomats from Russia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to expel two Russian diplomats from the United States as undesirable elements.
 
Last month, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had identified two American diplomats as undesirable elements.
 
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia, these two American diplomats were involved in illegal activities and had a relationship with a Russian citizen named "Robert Shonov" who was accused of working with foreign countries.