FSB detained the Estonian consul
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The FSB said that the diplomat was detained red-handed while trying to obtain classified materials. In Estonia, they announced a provocation.
In St. Petersburg, FSB officers detained the Consul of Estonia Marta Lyatte, allegedly while trying to obtain classified information. About this on Tuesday, July 6, reported press service of the FSB.
“The Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation in the city of St. Petersburg detained red-handed while receiving materials of a classified nature from a Russian citizen, the Estonian diplomat – Consul of the Consulate General of the Republic of Estonia in St. Petersburg Mart Lätte,” the message says.
The FSB announced the clear hostile nature of the consul’s activities in relation to the Russian Federation and promised to take measures in accordance with the norms of international law.
The Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Estonian consul Mart Lyatte detained in St. Petersburg is in custody. The department said that the case against Lyatte is a fiction and an unfounded accusation. ERR.
According to the head of the public relations department of the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Aari Lemmik, the consul was at a working meeting at the St. Petersburg State Polytechnic University. An hour and a half after he left the meeting, FSB officers detained him.
According to him, this case is a fiction and an unfounded accusation.
“We can confirm that this is a fabrication and a completely unfounded accusation. From the point of view of Estonia, this incident illustrates the fact that Russia chose the path of confrontation in its relations instead of being constructive and reversing this negative trend in relations with the European Union. For us, this is another example of the fact that Russia is not interested in constructive relations with its neighbors, “Lemmik said.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemns Lyatte’s detention and calls it provocative.
“We can confirm that this is a fabrication and a completely unfounded accusation. From the point of view of Estonia, this incident illustrates the fact that Russia chose the path of confrontation in its relations instead of being constructive and reversing this negative trend in relations with the European Union. For us, this is another example of the fact that Russia is not interested in constructive relations with its neighbors, “Lemmik said.
Let us remind you that in April in St. Petersburg FSB detained Ukrainian consul allegedly “when receiving information of a closed nature during a meeting with a citizen of the Russian Federation.” Later he was expelled from the country.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine said that the detention of the Ukrainian consul is another provocation the aggressor state against Ukraine against the background of military escalation.
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