Comment by Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova on the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the Netherlands
29 March 2022 19:12
658-29-03-2022
On March 29, the Netherlands declared 17 diplomats from the Russian Embassy in The Hague personae non grata.
This unfriendly measure shows that The Hague in not interested in the least in maintaining normal diplomatic communication channels with Russia. It is consistent with the destructive policy of the Dutch authorities, who over many years, against common sense, have systematically been destroying bilateral relations with Russia, having severed political contacts and acting as an initiator of the unprecedented sanctions pressure on our country.
This time the Dutch have outdone themselves in their effort to hit the Russian Embassy harder. The responsibility for the implications of this arbitrary behaviour lies in full with the Dutch authorities.
Retaliatory measures will be announced.
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