Russia vows response to Romania after Romania's decision to reduce the staff of the diplomatic mission of the Russian Federation
The Russian Foreign Ministry has promised to respond to Romania's decision to shrink the Russian mission in that country, a source from the ministry announced to RIA Novosti.
Earlier, the Romanian Foreign Ministry reported that 40 Russian diplomats and representatives of the technical staff of the Russian Embassy, as well as their family members, had been sent on a special flight from Bucharest.
"As previously stated by the Russian side, Russia will give an appropriate response," the Russian Foreign Ministry said. Romanian authorities stated that 11 diplomats and 29 technical and administrative staff were on board.
Officials said the plane took off with a six-hour delay.
Thus, 80 people will return from Romania to Russia. On June 8, the spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zaharova, said that Russia considers Romania's decision to reduce the staff of the Russian Federation embassy in Bucharest as a "hostile attack". According to the Romanian Foreign Ministry, this decision "reflects the current level of bilateral relations, which Romania has sharply reduced since the beginning of the Russian Federation's aggressive war against Ukraine".
