Czech Republic: Russia reacted more strongly than expected to the deportations

THE Czech republic stated today that the deportation from Russia 20 Czech embassy officials in retaliation for the expulsion from Prague of 18 members of the Russian embassy staff was stronger than expected and the government will consider further steps, reports APE.

Acting Czech Foreign Minister Jan Hamacek said he had asked his European Union counterparts “a gesture of solidarity” in a video conference today.

“I expect that also on this basis; we will learn about more gestures of support and it will be up to the Member States to add some tangible decisions.”

The Central European country deported Russian diplomats on Saturday, saying it suspected Russian intelligence services were involved in an explosion at an ammunition depot in 2014.

“The reaction (of Russia“They are stronger than we expected. They are more diplomats than the number of intelligence officers we deported,” Hamacek told a televised news conference.

“I will meet with the prime minister and we will discuss if and when [θα] we need to take some further steps from the Czech side. “

The Czech government has said it has reasonable suspicions that two Russian intelligence agents accused of poisoning former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in Britain in 2018 are behind an explosion at an ammunition depot four years earlier. two people.

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