The expulsion of a Russian diplomat from Latvia can be considered a compromise: the country did not “explore” several Russians and probably chose a diplomat, which has already been protest. About this RIA Novosti told the source familiar with the situation.
He found that the Russian, applying for expulsion, is a military attache Ruslan Ushakov. The diplomat has already caused dissatisfaction with the MFA Latvia in that he organized a party with the participation of guests, although quarantine restrictions act in the country. The ministry argued that he also showed indecent gestures to the neighbors who caused the police.
“Despite the fact that the Foreign Ministry decided to show solidarity with the Czech Republic, they still used a diplomat for this, which was stratified earlier, so as not to exacerbate the situation overly. Yes, and Latvia decided to expel only one diplomat, and not a few like others. Countries, this is also a kind of compromise, “the source of the agency concluded.
The authorities of the Baltic countries decided to send several Russian diplomats as a sign of solidarity with the Czech Republic earlier on April 23. Lithuania will send two employees of the Russian Embassy to Moscow, and Latvia will send only one one.
Relations between Russia and the Czech Republic worsened against the background of the accusations against the Russian special services, which Prague considers involved in the explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in Vrbetice in 2014.