The representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia Maria Zakharov promised that the country would respond to the anti-Russian measures of the Czech Republic. She stated on this briefing, the broadcast is carried out in Facebook .
“I am asked to comment on their last decision. Prague got on the path of destroying relationships. The answer will not wait,” – quotes Zakharov RIA Novosti.
The ministry believe that Prague got on the path of destruction of relations with Moscow. In addition, the Russian side promised to respond to a possible coordinated expulsion of diplomats from EU countries.
Earlier, the Czech Republic announced that he would reduce the number of employees of the Russian Embassy in Prague, thereby equating him to the number of employees of their diplomatic confinement in Moscow. The Minister of Foreign Affairs of the country Yakub Kulgank said that Moscow should withdraw its diplomatic staff until the end of May.
Moscow promised to take retaliatory steps and already sent 20 Czech diplomats. Then Prague demanded from Moscow to return the expelled Czech diplomats back to 13:00 (MSK) on April 22, threatening otherwise to take new steps against Russia. In particular, the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry of Yakub Kulgank made the expulsion of about 60 employees of the Russian diplomacy in the country. The term of the ultimatum has expired earlier on Thursday.