Russia announced today the expulsion of 40 German diplomats in retaliation for a similar measure taken by Germany in early April following the start of the Russian offensive in Ukraine.
Russian diplomacy was mentioned in a statement in which the German ambassador in Moscow was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and delivered a letter stating that “40 members of the German diplomatic mission in Russia have been declared persona non grata”. .
In the report, Russian officials said this was a “symmetrical response” to a similar “openly hostile” decision by the German government on April 4.
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reacted to the announcement, saying that the measure was not “justified”, as 40 members of the deported Russian delegation did not even work a day in the diplomatic service during their stay in Germany. “.
Several European countries, including Germany, France, Italy and Spain, have expelled dozens of Russian diplomats in recent weeks.
Moscow promised to respond to each of these measures, and dozens of Western diplomats were expelled from Russia.
source: Noticias
