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Russia declares Slovenian diplomat persona non grata
In retaliatory move, Moscow summons Slovenian ambassador to convey protest over expulsion of Russian diplomat
Elena Teslova |
12.04.2024 - Update : 12.04.2024
Ukrainian, Slovak and European flags wave outside the town hall as the Slovak and Ukrainian governments discuss cross-border cooperation projects, transport links and energy cooperation in Michalovce, Slovakia on the 11th of April 2024
MOSCOW
In a retaliatory move, the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday declared persona non grata an employee of the Slovenian Embassy in Moscow.
The ministry said in a statement it summoned Slovenian Ambassador Darja Bavdaz Kuret and conveyed to her a "strong protest" over the "groundless" expulsion of a Russian diplomat on March 21.
"We consider this another … unfriendly step in the context of the general course of Ljubljana towards the destruction of Russian-Slovenian ties," the ministry stressed.
The Russian diplomatic service emphasized that it holds Slovenia responsible "for the consequences of such a destructive policy."
