Breaking news: While sanctions against Russia continue to come from various countries due to the Russia-Ukraine war, Russia continues to announce its retaliatory decisions regarding some countries. Finally, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared 40 German diplomats persona non grata, as a matter of reciprocity. Here are all the details of the breaking news…
STATEMENT FROM THE MINISTRY OF FOREIGN OF RUSSIA
In a written statement made by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was reminded that 40 employees working at the Russian embassies in Germany were declared persona non grata.
For this reason, in the statement that the German Ambassador to Moscow, Geza Andreas von Geyr, was summoned to the ministry, a note was given to the Ambassador stating that 40 people working in the diplomatic representations of Germany in Russia were declared “persona non grata.” statement was included.
PUTIN: OUR US AND EUROPEAN PARTNERS HAVE VERY WEIRD DIPLOMACY
On the other hand, Putin made statements about the war in Ukraine in his speech at the Russia’s Extended Meeting of Prosecutors General. Stating that neo-Nazi formations and foreign mercenary fighters in Ukraine violate the norms of international law most severely, Putin stated that the “open provocations” of foreign media and social networks against the Russian army require a comprehensive investigation.
Emphasizing the need for determination to prevent crimes in the territory of the Russian Federation, Putin announced that the Federal Security Service (FSB) blocked the activities of a terrorist group that planned the murder of a well-known Russian journalist and TV broadcaster in the morning.
Stating that high-level diplomats in Europe and the USA urged Ukraine to use all its resources to win on the battlefield, Putin said:
“Our US and European partners have very strange diplomacy. Even diplomats make this call. However, when it is realized that this is impossible, another task comes to the fore; Splitting Russian society, destroying Russia from within, but that doesn’t work either. Our society shows maturity, solidarity, supports our army.”
In connection with all this, Putin said that he knew all the employees in Western intelligence agencies, including the CIA, who worked with Ukraine’s security agencies, down to his last name. (AA)