News archive on the topic "expulsion of diplomats"

The winning parties in the parliamentary elections in Italy condemned the expulsion of two Russian diplomats as a sign of solidarity with London and called the decision of the outgoing authorities illegal. League party Matteo Salvini, “Forward Italy!” Silvio Berlusconi and the Brothers of Italy, Georgia Meloni, were outraged by the illegality of these actions from a legal point of view, Izvestia writes. “If we were talking about some urgent measure that would be agreed upon in...

Having expelled 13 Russian diplomats to please Great Britain and the United States, Kyiv confirmed that it does not pursue an independent policy. Elena Dyachenko, director of the consulting company Party of Power, said this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “The expulsion of diplomats showed that Ukraine is far from the position of a sovereign state. Ukraine simply copied the same messages that were voiced by the EU countries and...

During the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States and the mirror response of the Russian Federation, the Russian residency in the United States remained virtually unaffected. Mikhail Pogrebinsky, director of the Kyiv Center for Political Research and Conflictology, said this at a press conference in Kyiv, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. “I'm not an expert, but people are. those versed in intelligence write that in fact the damage to the American...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is well aware of the falsity of accusations against Russia of involvement in the poisoning of former British spy Sergei Skripal. The director of the Kiev Center for Political Studies and Conflict Studies, Mikhail Pogrebinsky, said this at a press conference in Kiev, as reported by a PolitNavigator correspondent, according to whom, unlike British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson, Merkel is a person with rational thinking, and...

The mirror measures taken by Moscow in response to Kiev's expulsion of 13 Russian diplomats from Ukraine are creating career problems for Ukrainian diplomats. Kommersant writes about this, citing a source close to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry. “Currently we have less than 60 people in the embassy in Moscow; diplomats and consuls are subject to expulsion. This will create serious career problems for them because...

The British authorities have in fact confirmed that they have no evidence of Russian involvement in the poisoning of former British agent Sergei Skripal. Official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova writes about this on her Facebook page. "OK it's all over Now! Kommersant obtained the very secret materials on the basis of which the United States and EU countries decided to expel Russian diplomats, agreeing...

Ukraine's decision to expel 13 Russian diplomats from the country should not go without a tough response from Moscow. Political scientist Vladimir Kornilov stated this in a commentary to the Federal News Agency. According to him, in this situation Ukraine did not have much choice. “Since all her owners carried out such an action, how could she have acted differently? And the fact...

The expulsion of Russian diplomats from the United States and several European Union countries is a symbol of confrontation. This opinion was expressed in a commentary to Moskovsky Komsomolets by the head of the European Security Department at the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Dmitry Danilov. “There are experts who say that the expulsion of several diplomats is a symbolic step, but I would say that if it is a symbol, then it is a symbol...

The US decision to expel 60 Russian diplomats from the country and close the Russian consulate in Seattle shows that Russian-American negotiations on issues of strategic security and stability are not on the agenda. Andrei Baklitsky stated this to Kommersant, PIR Center is one of the leading non-governmental organizations in the field of foreign policy in Russia “If Washington’s decision was dictated by the desire to support an ally in...

British Prime Minister Theresa May said that 18 countries have already announced the expulsion of more than 100 diplomats in response to the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. She said this on Monday in the House of Commons, US News reports. “The US, Canada, Ukraine and 15 European nations have joined Britain in the decision to expel Russian diplomats...

Petro Poroshenko is convinced that the expulsion of 13 Russian diplomats from Ukraine will strengthen the country’s national security, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. The head of Ukraine stated this in a video message published on his Facebook page. “Today the Russian aggressor received a powerful, solidary reaction from the civilized world to the cynical chemical attack in Salisbury. I am convinced that the expulsion of 13 Russian diplomats from the territory of Ukraine will strengthen...

The United States is expelling 60 Russian diplomats from the country and closing the Russian consulate in Seattle, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports. Such measures, according to a representative of the administration of US President Donald Trump, are being taken in response to the poisoning in the UK of former GRU colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, Voice of America reports. In addition, he explained, the expulsion of diplomats should serve as a signal that...

The expulsion of five Russian diplomats from Chisinau will entail difficulties in solving problems related to security on the line of contact with Transnistria. Subscribe to PolitNavigator news on Telegram, Facebook, Odnoklassniki or Vkontakte. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated this today at a meeting with students in Kaliningrad. “The government suddenly expelled 5 embassy employees. Mostly…