In his speech, Borrell commented on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sanctions that should be imposed on the Kremlin.
“Russia’s illegal and subversive actions against the interests and security of the EU and our member states, including the violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations of 1961, do not go unanswered. That is why today I decided to recognize a number of officials of the Permanent Mission of the Russian Federation as persona non grata under The EU is for engaging in activities that are contrary to their diplomatic status,” he said.
“Jellyfish” writes that 19 Russians are being expelled from the Russian representation in the European Union.
On April 5, some Russian diplomats in Estonia were also declared persona non grata. Foreign Ministry of this country writesthat 14 Russians from the embassy should leave, seven of them are diplomats. At the same time, Estonia closes the Russian consulates in Narva and Tartu.
Romania also expels 10 Russian diplomats, Meduza notes.
War of Russia against Ukraine. The main thing (updated)
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