Moscow is expelling Italy’s military attache and his assistant in response to Rome’s actions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS. Russia’s decision- Russia is expelling Italy’s military attache and his assistant, Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS. - Zakharova, in turn, said that Tajani was lying in claiming that Russia expelled the Italian military attache and his assistant for no reason. Expulsion of Russian military attaches- On July 9, Tajani announced the expulsion of two military attaches from the Russian Embassy in Rome. - The Russian Foreign Ministry said then that Moscow would respond to the expulsion of its two military attaches.