Russia expels Baltic and Slovakian diplomats

Moscow announced the expulsion of Baltic and Slovakian diplomats.  A statement posted on the website of the Russian Foreign Ministry said that three employees of the Slovakian embassy, ​​two employees of the Lithuanian embassy, ​​as well as one employee of the Latvian and Estonian embassies would have to leave the territory of Russia within a week. Earlier, the Baltic countries decided to expel several Russian diplomats. Estonia stated that the diplomatic act was related to the explosion of the Czech ammunition depot in 2014, for which the Czech authorities blamed Russian special services.