Russia has announced that it has decided to expel 40 German employees working in its territory, declaring them persona non grata, in a measure that comes in response to the A similar step was taken by Berlin Earlier.
The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed in a statement that it had summoned today, Monday, Berlin’s ambassador to Moscow, Geza Andreas von Geyer, and expressed to him “its strong protest against the blatantly unfriendly decision taken by the German government on April 4 to announce 40 employees of Russian diplomatic institutions in Germany.” Unwelcome characters.
The statement also stated that the Russian side, during the meeting, referred to the statements of German Foreign Minister Annalina Bierbock, who justified the latest measure by “false allegation that these employees practice activities aimed at undermining Germany’s freedom.” The Russian Foreign Ministry described Bierbock’s statements as “unacceptable.”
40 Russian diplomats are not wanted
It is noteworthy that the German government announced on April 4, the expulsion of 40 Russian diplomats in the country due to the Russian military operation in Ukraine.
German Foreign Minister Annalina Birbock said that the government decided to declare a large number of members of the Russian embassy persona non grata, as they were working here in Germany every day against our freedom and against the cohesion of our society.
It is noteworthy that many Western and European countries have expelled about 300 Russian diplomats since Moscow launched its military operation in Ukraine on February 24, and Russia responded in kind to a number of these steps.