The Czech government has decided to declare two staffers of the Russian embassy personae non grata and expel them, this move is connected to the story of a Russian diplomat allegedly transporting ricin poison inside the country, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday, citing local special forces
PRAGUE (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 05th June, 2020) The Czech government has decided to declare two staffers of the Russian embassy personae non grata and expel them, this move is connected to the story of a Russian diplomat allegedly transporting ricin poison inside the country, Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday, citing local special forces.
"We are a sovereign nation and see such moves as unacceptable, In this situation we have made a decision to declare two employees of the Russian embassy personae non grata," Babis said at a press conference.
On April 3, the monument to Soviet Union Marshall Ivan Konev in Prague was dismantled, under decision of the authorities of the Prague 6 district. This triggered tensions between the countries, with Prague even accusing a Russian diplomat of bringing into the Czech Republic ricin position for assassinating officials related to the monument removal.