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Russia expels Slovak diplomat over spying spat

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Russia says it has ordered the expulsion of a Slovak diplomat, responding in kind to a move by Slovakia over allegations a Russian diplomat was working as a spy under diplomatic cover.

Slovakia's Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said last week his country has expelled the Russian diplomat, saying his activities were against the interests of Slovakia and NATO.

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Russian Foreign Ministry's spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on Thursday expressed regret about Slovakia's "unfriendly move" and announced that Moscow has ordered a Slovak diplomat expelled in a quid pro quo response.

Unlike many other European countries, Slovakia didn't expel Russian diplomats in March in response to the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter in the English city of Salisbury.

 

Britain blames Russia for that attack, a claim Moscow denies.

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First Published: Dec 13 2018 | 5:30 PM IST

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