Moscow: Russia is expelling 10 diplomats of the three Baltic states from the country, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, the ministry summoned ambassadors of Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia to inform them about Moscow’s response measures to the expulsion of Russian diplomats.
“Based on the principle of reciprocity, the accreditation of four employees of the embassy of Lithuania, three of the embassy of Latvia, as well as three representatives of the embassy of Estonia and the Pskov Chancellery of the Consulate General of Estonia in St. Petersburg has been announced,” the ministry said.Â