Moscow: Moscow Said on Friday that 18 members of the European Union’s mission Russia Was told to leave the country and was convicted Brussels To destroy relations.
“Eighteen employees of European Union delegation Russia has been declared a ‘personality non greta’ and must leave the territory of Russian Federation In the near future,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The measure came after 19 Russian diplomats were ordered to leave the European Union on 5 April.
The ministry said that it has been summoned Marcus EdererEU Ambassador to Russia, to inform him of the retaliation.
The statement said the EU has taken responsibility for the “persistent destruction of the architecture of bilateral dialogue and cooperation”, which took “decades” to build.
Western countries have expelled dozens of Russian diplomats amid growing outrage over Moscow’s military operation in western Ukraine, and Russia has said it will respond to all such expulsions.
“Eighteen employees of European Union delegation Russia has been declared a ‘personality non greta’ and must leave the territory of Russian Federation In the near future,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement.
The measure came after 19 Russian diplomats were ordered to leave the European Union on 5 April.
The ministry said that it has been summoned Marcus EdererEU Ambassador to Russia, to inform him of the retaliation.
The statement said the EU has taken responsibility for the “persistent destruction of the architecture of bilateral dialogue and cooperation”, which took “decades” to build.
Western countries have expelled dozens of Russian diplomats amid growing outrage over Moscow’s military operation in western Ukraine, and Russia has said it will respond to all such expulsions.