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Republic of Ireland Passport
The Republic of Ireland is expelling a Russian diplomat after an investigation found the identities of six Irish citizens had been used for providing fake passports for Russian spies.

The Russian intelligence services faked the Irish passports for Russian spies working in the United States, said an Irish foreign ministry statement, adding that Moscow's action was "completely unacceptable."

In response, Ireland asked the Russian diplomat to "leave this jurisdiction" without specifying a date, the ministry said, according to the state-funded BBC.

In July 2010, the US deported 10 Russian agents after uncovering a spy network in the country, accused of infiltrating policymaking systems and reporting back to Moscow.

The case was part of the biggest US-Russia spy swap since the Cold War.

Update: Russia to retaliate diplomat expulsion

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Anna Chapman has been accused of using details taken from a volunteer with Dublin's children's charity To Russia with Love.
Russia has threatened Ireland that it will retaliate for the recent expulsion of one of its diplomats following over fake Irish passports allegedly used by Russian spies.

"This is an unfounded and unfriendly act, which of course will not go without a corresponding reaction," Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Vladimir Titov said on Wednesday.

Ireland's decision came on Tuesday after an investigation found that the Irish citizens' identities were stolen and then used by members of a Russian spying ring working in the US.

According to an Irish foreign ministry statement, the Russian Intelligence services faked Irish passports for Russian spies.

One of the Russian spies, Anna Chapman, has been accused of using details taken from a volunteer with Dublin's children's charity To Russia with Love.

Back in July 2010, the US deported 10 Russian agents after uncovering a spy network in the country, accused of infiltrating policymaking systems and reporting back to Moscow.

The deportations was part of the biggest US-Russia spy swap since the Cold War.