The German government is declaring 40 Russian diplomats “undesirable persons,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock announces, an act that is tantamount to expulsion from the country. The government decided to declare “a significant number of members of the Russian embassy undesirables who have worked every day here in Germany against our freedom, against the cohesion of our society,” Baerbock said. “We will not tolerate this any longer.” Berlin’s decision was communicated to Russian Ambassador Sergei Nethayev who was summoned to the Foreign Ministry, Baerbock said. The affected envoys now have …