Russian Embassy in Estonia called the expulsion of a Russian diplomat unfriendly and non-profitable action. This is stated in a statement on the website of the dipstream.
In the document, it is noted that the decision to recognize the Russian diplomat is non-Grata person. “It is adopted by the Estonian side in favor of the discernment of NATO and ECO” Solidarity “with the Czech Republic.” A similar political step will lead to tangible consequences and can “reduce any efforts” to bring Russian-Estonian cooperation to a new level, favorable to both parties, indicated in diplomsses.
At the same time, the Russian Embassy in Latvia stated in twitter that the deportation of a Russian diplomat from Riga “The most negative impact will affect the development of relations” between two states.
Estonian authorities decided to send one Russian diplomat from the country to Solidarity with the Czech Republic. The diplomatic act is associated with an explosion at the Czech warehouse of ammunition in 2014, in whose organizations are suspected of employees of Russian special services.
previously several Russian diplomats also sent Latvia and Lithuania. Riga and Vilnius stated that they were “carried out incompatible with their diplomatic status.”
Czech Republic accused Russia in involvement in the explosion in the warehouse of ammunition in 2014 in Vrbetice. 18 diplomats sent from the country, whom Prague suspects in work at the special services. Moscow, in response, declared 20 employees of the Czech embassy. Later it became known that Russia and the Czech Republic equal the number of employees in the embassies.