Russia’s expulsion of two Finnish diplomats after seeking NATO membership

Russian diplomacy decided deportation of two Finnish diplomats from Russiaas a retaliatory measure for a similar measure taken by Helsinki, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced.

The Finnish ambassador was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry today, according to the announcement. During the conversation, Russian diplomacy “protested strongly” about the expulsion of two Russian diplomats from the Russian embassy in Helsinki.

“The ambassador was informed that in response to the actions of the Finnish authorities, the Russian side has decided to ban the stay of two members of the Finnish embassy on Russian territory,” the statement said. historic candidacy for Finland’s membership in NATOin a decision that is directly related to Russian invasion of Ukraine.

A similar historic decision was made at the same time by Sweden.

Source: News Beast

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