Lithuania declares four employees of the Russian Embassy as personae non gratae
On 18 March, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned Russia's Ambassador to Lithuania Alexey Isakov and handed him a diplomatic note, declaring four employees of the Russian Embassy as personae non gratae in Lithuania for activities incompatible with their diplomatic status, as well as ordering them to leave Lithuania within five days.
Lithuania made such a decision in solidarity with Ukraine, which has been facing the unprecedented Russian military aggression.
Lithuania condemned Russia's military invasion and expressed its full support for Ukraine, which is currently fighting the brutal war that the Russian regime is waging against a sovereign state. Russian special services are actively involved in the planning and execution of the military invasion of Ukraine, threatening not only the security of Ukraine but also that of Lithuania.
Russia's military attacks on civilians, civilian objects, hospitals, schools, maternity wards, and cultural objects are war crimes and crimes against humanity.
Lithuania calls on Russia to respect the international law, abandon the heinous war and further civilian suffering, and to withdraw its occupying forces from the entire territory of Ukraine.
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