Today 23 April, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Ambassador of the Russian Federation Aleksander Petrov to launch a strong protest in relation to information received from the Czech Republic that the explosion in an ammunition warehouse in Vrbetice in 2014 was organised by the Russian military intelligence.
Russia has committed a grave violation of international law on the territory of a European Union and NATO member state, undermining the sovereignty of the Czech Republic and claiming the lives of two people. Actions of this kind are harmful to the security and stability of Europe and are unacceptable.
In a show of solidarity, Estonia is expelling one Russian diplomat whose activities are not compatible with the diplomatic activities agreed upon in the Vienna Convention.
On 17 April, the Czech Republic announced it was expelling 18 Russian diplomats. The expelled diplomats were agents of Russia’s foreign intelligence and military intelligence.
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