April 23, 2021 Share
The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered Russia to remove more staff from its Prague embassy, in a growing spat between the two countries.
Last week, Prague expelled 18 embassy staff members, saying they were intelligence officers.
The dispute stems from Czech accusations that Russian spies were behind a deadly explosion at a Czech arms depot in 2014. They claim the spies were also part of a special unit that tried to assassinate a double agent in Britain.
Russia denied the accusations and expelled 20 Czech diplomats last Sunday.
Newly appointed Czech Foreign Minister Jakub Kulhanek announced Thursday that Russia had to match the number of Czech staff in Moscow. This means that by the end of May, about 60 people will have left Prague under expulsion orders.
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