Germany and France hit the Russia on the diplomatic front. Monday afternoon Berlin Has 40 members of the Russian embassy expelled and soon it was time Paris to hunt other 35 from their own territory. The news of the decision of the government of Olaf Scholz In the morning, the picture had already circulated that it assumed that up to 100 members of the institutions would be expelled to fly throughout the week, but the executive anticipated the times set by the newspaper by declaring the 40 diplomats “Not Grateful People”. The announcement came directly from the Secretary of State, Annalena Baerbock: “These are people who have worked here in Germany every day against our freedom and against them cohesion of our company he said We will no longer tolerate this“.
After the government’s decision was communicated to the Russian Ambassador in Germany, Sergei NethayevBaerbock added that “the images of Bucha they testify to the incredible brutality of the Russian leadership and those who follow its propaganda,” adding that the work of the displaced persons “poses a threat to those who come to us for shelter. We will no longer tolerate it. We said so to the Russian ambassador this afternoon.
The diplomats who, according to the executive branch, are actually part of the secret service Kremlinthey have 5 days to leave the country: “We selected 40 people who we believe work for the Russian secret services,” said the German interior minister. Nancy Faser. “We have decided that these people must now leave our country as soon as possible,” he added. The minister said German authorities are very clear about the means used by Russian intelligence and now is the time to do so Protect yourself from espionagethe lying and the war propaganda Russian. “We will not allow this criminal war of aggression to be waged even once information war in Germany, he concluded.
Shortly after the Berlin decision came the Elysée’s decision to expel 35 diplomats whose activities were seen as “opposing the interests” of Paris, according to the French foreign ministry.
The two decisions provoked a reaction from Russian diplomacy, including Moscow will respond “appropriately”. on France’s decision, as communicated by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. in relation to the “hostile” expulsion of Russian diplomats from Berlin, they make this known it will “deteriorate” relationships. between Russia and Germany. “The senseless reduction of diplomatic staff in the Russian representations in Germany will reduce the space for maintaining dialogue between our countries, which will lead to further deterioration of RussianGerman relations,” the embassy said in a message to Telegram Russian in Berlin.