Czech Republic Expels 18 Russian Diplomats, Links Deadly 2014 Depot Blast To Russian Agents
April 18, 2021 06:53 GMT
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April 18, 2021 07:45 GMT
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PRAGUE -- The Czech Republic ordered 18 Russian diplomats to leave the country, accusing them of being spies after Czech intelligence linked Russian military agents to a massive ammunition depot explosion in 2014.
Prime Minister Andrej Babis told an emergency press conference on April 17 that the decision to expel the Russians was made on the basis of "unequivocal evidence" provided by investigators from the Czech intelligence and security services.
There is "reasonable suspicion regarding a role of members of Russian military intelligence…in the explosion of the munition depot in Vrbetice in 2014,” Babis said.