By REN QI in Moscow | China Daily | Updated: 2021-04-19 09:20 Share CLOSE Jan Hamacek (left), Czech acting foreign minister, and Andrej Babis, the country s prime minister, announce the action against Russia in Prague on Saturday. GABRIEL KUCHTA/GETTY IMAGES
The Czech Republic is expelling 18 Russian diplomats identified by its intelligence network as secret agents of Russian security services that have been blamed for a deadly explosion in the country in 2014.
The republic, which is a member of NATO and the European Union, announced the move on Saturday. The expulsions-and the allegations that precipitated them-have triggered the country s biggest row with Russia since 1989.
Czechs expel 18 Russian diplomats
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Ukraine expels Russian diplomat in retaliation
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Ukraine expels Russian diplomat in retaliation. Image Source: IANS News
Kieve, April 18 : In a retaliatory move, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has asked a Russian diplomat in Kiev to leave the country within 72 hours starting from April 19 in response to Moscow s expulsion of a Ukrainian consul.
In a statement on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said it strongly protests against Russia s illegal detention of an employee of the Consulate General of Ukraine in St. Petersburg on April 16 and completely rejects the accusations made against the consular officer, reports Xinhua news agency. In response to this provocation, the senior diplomat of the Russian Embassy in Kyiv must leave the territory of Ukraine within 72 hours, starting from April 19, a statement read.