Russia foreign ministry stated that it would expel more than twenty German diplomats, roughly one-third of those in the country, in retaliation for Germany’s decision to send forty Russian officials back home in April of last year. Additionally, it advised Russian citizens not to travel to Canada, citing the risk of “discrimination” and “physical violence.” Meanwhile, former president Medvedev warned that the Ukrainian grain deal would be scrapped if the G7 continued with their export ban.