Japan lodges protest after Russia detains diplomat in Vladivostok
Tatsunori Motoki, accused of spying by Russia’s FSB, was released after a few hours and ordered to leave the country.
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Tatsunori Motoki, accused of spying by Russia’s FSB, was released after a few hours and ordered to leave the country.
The official, identified in Russia’s Tass news agency as Tatsunori Motoki, was declared persona non grata on Monday and given 48 hours to leave
Japan's consul in Vladivostok, in Russia's far east, was detained on suspicion of espionage, Moscow's security service said on Monday.
A Japanese official told Newsweek that Russia's detention and expulsion of a Japanese diplomat accused of spying was "deplorable and unacceptable."
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