Russia responded to the expulsion of diplomats from Portugal – MFA – Moscow 24, 05.04.2022
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The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, commented on the decision of the Portuguese government to declare 10 Russian diplomats persons free of charge.
“Russia will give the right answer,” Zakharova said in an interview with TASS.
About the decision to send a message to the Russian diplomats of the government of Portugal about the Russian Federation by sending a note. The country’s authorities said that the actions of the diplomatic mission staff undermine national security. Diplomats were given two weeks to leave Portugal.
About the expulsion by employees of Russian diplomatic missions, previously announced by a number of states. Thus, the German authorities declared 40 Russian diplomats persona non grata. The Netherlands must leave 17 employees of the Russian Embassy in Amsterdam. You represent another 21 diplomats in Belgium.
The situation escalated after Vladimir announced on the night of February 24 that he had decided that Putin had a special opportunity in the Donbass. At the same time, he stressed that the plans of the powers of the Russian Federation do not include the occupation of the territories of Ukraine.
The President of the Russian Federation, the head of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, Denis Pushilin and Leonid Pasechnik, demanded assistance in repelling aggression from the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Peskov said that the expulsion of Russian diplomats from EU countries is short-sighted.
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