The Austrian Ambassador in Moscow, Werner Almhover, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and a “strong protest” was made to him in connection with the Austrian side declaring two employees of the Russian embassy persona non grata.
Russia has declared an employee of the Austrian Embassy in Moscow persona non grata, and these “retaliatory measures after similar actions against Russian diplomats do not end there.” The Russian Foreign Ministry announced this on Thursday, April 11.
As mentioned in the statement of the department, the Austrian Ambassador in Moscow, Werner Almhover, was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and given a “strong protest” in connection with the Austrian side declaring two employees of the Russian embassy persona non grata.
“The Ambassador was given a note with a message that in response the Russian side declares persona non grata to an employee of the Embassy of the Republic of Austria in the Russian Federation, who has to leave the territory of Russia by the end of the day. in April 18. Our response measures do not end there,” the message said. .
According to the Russian Foreign Ministry, the step of the Austrian side “puts more weight on bilateral relations, which are in crisis at the initiative of the Austrian side, and causes serious damage to the authority of Austria, which has positioned itself as a neutral state. and a platform for international diplomacy.”
It was previously reported that Austria declared two diplomats from the Russian Federation persona non grata. The country’s Foreign Ministry made this decision after material appeared in local media about their involvement with Russian intelligence.
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