EU institutions have declared 19 Russian diplomats as personae non gratae in the first-ever such expulsions in the history of the Union. The EU foreign service also summoned Russia's EU ambassador, Vladimir Chizhov, Tuesday to explain the 19 were suspecte.
the threat of war still hangs over ukraine. but a top russian diplomat has told the bbc the european initiative to resolve the crisis has been positive , and there is still time for a political settlement. vladimir chizhov said meetings in moscow this week could be key. european leaders said they ll continue talking to russia to try to avert a conflict, that follows two days of shuttle diplomacy by the french president, emmanuel macron. moscow has denied any plans to invade ukraine, but it has assembled more than 100,000 troops near its borders. and military exercises are continuing these pictures show russian air defence systems in the brest region of belarus, which boarders ukraine. mr chizhov told the bbc s europe editor, katya adler, that the military build up could be reduced later this month. those exercises, joint russian belarusian exercises that are taking place there, they had been preannounced since last year. and of course, after they are finished the troops will return t
The European Union (EU) has declared nineteen diplomats of the Permanent Mission of Russia to the EU persona non grata, who will be required to leave the territory of Belgium
Italy, Denmark, Latvia, Spain, and Sweden have joined France and Germany in booting out dozens of Russian diplomats amid disgust over Russian atrocities in Ukraine.
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