Lithuania to expel two employees of the Embassy of Russia
Today, on 23 April, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania summoned a representative of the Embassy of Russia to Lithuania and handed him a diplomatic note, declaring two members of the Embassy's staff personae non gratae, because they had carried out activities incompatible with their diplomatic status, and giving them seven days to leave Lithuania.
The decision shows our solidarity with the ally after an unprecedented and dangerous incident in the Czech Republic. Lithuania fully supports the country and its actions in response to the 2014 explosions, as well as to inadequate steps taken by Russia.
The Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow expressed readiness to help the Embassy of the Czech Republic to Russia perform the functions that could be disrupted by Moscow's order to drastically reduce its staff.
The decision was made in close coordination with our Latvian and Estonian partners.
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