Russia expels nine Finnish diplomats in tit-for-tat move

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was expelling nine diplomats from Finland, Russia's neighbour and NATO's newest member, in a tit-for-tat measure.

Thursday, July 06, 2023 17:35

Russia's foreign ministry said on Thursday it was expelling nine diplomats from Finland in a tit-for-tat measure.

The ministry said it had summoned the Finnish ambassador to object to what it called Helsinki's anti-Russian stance.

Finland said last month it was expelling nine Russian diplomats, accusing them of working on intelligence missions.

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