Estonia accused Russia on Tuesday (6 July) of detaining one of its diplomats after a “set-up” designed to make him look like a spy, saying the incident showed Russia was choosing confrontation in its relations with Europe.
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said it had detained St Petersburg-based diplomat Mart Latte after he was “caught red handed” receiving confidential information from a Russian citizen.
“This activity is not compatible with the status of a diplomatic official, and its nature is clearly hostile to the Russian Federation,” the FSB said in a statement. “Measures in accordance with the norms of international law will be applied to the foreign diplomat.”
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