SnO Posted April 22, 2023 Share Posted April 22, 2023 The Russian Foreign Ministry said today, Saturday, that Russia has decided to respond in kind to the mass expulsion of its diplomats from Berlin. "The German authorities have taken another collective expulsion of employees of Russian diplomatic missions in Germany. We strongly condemn these actions of Berlin, which continue to destroy Russian-German relations," the foreign ministry added. It did not disclose the number of diplomats included in the decision, nor was it clear whether Russian diplomats were still in the country or had already left it. Relations between Moscow and Berlin - which was the largest buyer of Russian oil and gas - have been strained since Russia sent its forces to Ukraine in February 2022, and the West responded by imposing sanctions on it. In the context of extreme tensions between the two countries in the past, Germany and Russia have repeatedly expelled diplomats from the opposite side, and reduced staff in diplomatic missions. "In response to Berlin's hostile actions, the Russian side decided to expel German diplomats from Russia, as well as significantly limit the maximum number of employees of German diplomatic missions in our country," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. https://www.aljazeera.net/news/2023/4/22/روسيا-ترد-بالمثل-على-طرد-جماعي Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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