Moldovan President Maia Sandu said that the number of Russian diplomats remaining in the republic is sufficient to provide quality service. She announced this in an interview broadcast on TV Nord. area channel.
“I am confident that the number of employees in the Russian Federation is sufficient to provide quality service. In general, our relations with the Russian Federation deteriorated sharply after Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
In July, Moldovan authorities decided to cut Number of Russian embassy staff. This was due to media reports that allegedly for spying purposes antennas were installed on the roof of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation.
On the eve of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation warned Moldova on the consequences of the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the republic. As stated in the ministry, “this hostile step” by the Moldovan authorities “will have undoubted consequences” for relations between Moscow and Chisinau, but “above all it will affect the inhabitants of the two countries”.
It was also reported that 45 employees at the Russian embassy were detained along with their family members on 14 August. flew out On the Tu-214 of the special flight crew “Russia” from Chisinau airport.
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