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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2022
Russia expels EU diplomats over Navalny protests

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TBS Report
05 February, 2021, 09:00 pm
Last modified: 05 February, 2021, 09:55 pm

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Russia expels EU diplomats over Navalny protests

The announcement came on Friday, hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Moscow with EU foreign affairs leader Josep Borrell

TBS Report
05 February, 2021, 09:00 pm
Last modified: 05 February, 2021, 09:55 pm
Demonstrators stand in front of law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as Saint Isaac's Cathedral is seen in the background, in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov
Demonstrators stand in front of law enforcement officers during a rally in support of jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as Saint Isaac's Cathedral is seen in the background, in Saint Petersburg, Russia January 31, 2021. REUTERS/Anton Vaganov

Russia has expelled three diplomats from Germany, Sweden and Poland over Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny protests.

In a statement released by the Foreign Ministry, the EU diplomats "took part in illegal protests" held in favor of Putin's critic, Navalny, reports the BBC

The announcement came on Friday, hours after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met in Moscow with EU foreign affairs leader Josep Borrell.

A Swedish spokeswoman for the foreign ministry denied that its diplomat was involved in any demonstration and called the expulsion "totally unfounded".

Navalny is a vociferous critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Hundreds of thousands of people took part in protests in support of Mr Navalny across Russia on 23 and 31 January. Thousands of participants were arrested.

The German foreign ministry denounced the expulsion as being "in no way justified" and said it would retaliate if Russia did not reconsider.

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