Russia expels three diplomats from Swedish embassy in Moscow

Moscow, SANA- Russian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of three diplomats from the Swedish embassy in Moscow, considering them persona non grata.

The Ministry added in a statement on Tuesday, that the Swedish Ambassador to Russia, Malina Mard, was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and handed over a note of Russian protest against the hostilities of the Swedish authorities against three diplomats at the Russian embassy in Stockholm and expelled them from this country, according to RIA NOVOSTI.

Russia had pledged that all hostile measures against its embassy employees abroad would not remain unanswered.

Manar Salameh /Mazen Eyon