Russia will expel two employees of the Latvian Embassy in Moscow from the country. The Russian Foreign Ministry called this a retaliatory measure

Russia has decided to expel two employees of the Latvian Embassy in Moscow. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the decision a retaliatory measure.

“The Latvian side has been informed that if it continues hostile actions against Russian diplomats, Moscow will inevitably take other steps that will be painful for Riga,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

It is not reported when exactly Latvia expelled the Russian diplomats. At the end of March, Latvia announced the expulsion of one employee of the Russian diplomatic mission due to discrediting Latvian state institutions and authorities and inciting hatred in Latvian society.

According to RBC estimates, from the beginning of 2022 to October 2023, Western countries expelled almost 700 Russian diplomats. During this period, Russia expelled about 350 employees of foreign diplomatic missions.