Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Goukstra said: Moscow is secretly appointing intelligence officers as diplomats.
Today, February 18, the Netherlands expelled Russian diplomats from the country, who turned out to be spies. This was reported by NOS.
Dutch Foreign Minister Wopke Goekstra said: Moscow is secretly appointing intelligence officers as diplomats, and because of this, about ten employees of the Russian embassy will have to leave the country within two weeks.
In addition, as the minister said, the Russian Trade Office will be closed in Amsterdam, and from February 20, the Consulate General of the Netherlands will be closed in St.
He also noted that Moscow is delaying the issuance of visas for Dutch diplomats.
“Many attempts have been made to find a solution. Russia continues to drag this issue, and this is unacceptable … We are in charge of it, but they are not,” the minister stressed.
But the Dutch embassy in Moscow will continue to function.
“It is important to keep embassies open as a communication channel even now when relations with Russia are more difficult than ever,” Gukstra explained.
Earlier it was reported that Estonia recalled its ambassador from Russia
The Foreign Ministry responded to the Austrian minister urging “do not go too far” in the Russian Federation
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Source: korrespondent
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