Russia Gives 20 Czech Diplomats 24 Hours to Leave Published April 19th, 2021 - 09:17 GMT
A Czech and a European Union flags flies at the Czech embassy in Moscow on April 19, 2021. Russia on April 18, 2021 announced the expulsion of 20 Czech diplomats a day after Prague s unprecedented decision to expel 18 Russian diplomats identified as secret agents. Dimitar DILKOFF / AFP
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Russia has expelled 20 Czech diplomats.
Russia has expelled 20 Czech diplomats in retaliation for a slew of diplomatic expulsions by Prague and gave the affected Czech diplomats just over 24 hours to leave the country, the RIA news agency quoted the Foreign Ministry as saying.
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