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The Russian Foreign Ministry has expelled two Dutch diplomats in a tit-for-tat move after the expulsion for espionage of two Russian diplomats from The Hague last month.

Russia expels two Dutch diplomats in tit-for-tat move AFP 18/01/2021 AFP Moscow said Monday it was expelling two Dutch diplomats from the country in response to a "provocative" decision by the Netherlands in December to remove two Russian embassy staff over spying allegations. Moscow summoned Dutch charge d'affaires Joost Reintjes, the foreign ministry said in a statement, telling him that two Dutch diplomats had two weeks to leave the country. "The Russian side, guided by the principle of reciprocity, decided to expel from Russia two diplomatic employees of the embassy of t...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionDutch officials said the two alleged spies worked at the Russian embassy in The Hague The Netherlands has expelled two alleged Russian spies who were working in the country as diplomats, its intelligence service says. They are accused of targeting the high-tech sector and building a "substantial network of sources" in the industry. The two individuals were working for Russia's Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), Dutch officials said. Russia described the accusations as "unfounded" and said the decision to expel its citizens was "prov...

They are accused of targeting the high-tech sector and building a "substantial network of sources".

The Netherlands is expelling two alleged Russian spies working as diplomats after "rolling up" a spy network that targeted hi-tech industries, Dutch security officials said on Thursday.