Ukraine, Moscow expels 18 EU delegation diplomats

The war between Russia and Ukraine is also continuing through diplomacy. Moscow has announced the expulsion of 18 diplomats from the EU delegation to Moscow, declaring them persona non grata, in retaliation for the expulsion of 19 officials from the Russian representation in Brussels. This is what is stated in a note from the Foreign Ministry. “In response to the hostile actions of the European Union, 18 employees of the EU delegation in Russia have been declared personae non grata and will have to leave the territory of the Russian Federation in the near future. The note was delivered to Marcus Ederer, head of the delegation of the EU in Moscow “, reads the statement from the Moscow Foreign Ministry, which comes in response to the decision announced by Brussels on 5 April.