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Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Yevgeniy Yenin said that a note on the expulsion of the senior diplomat would be sent to the Russian Embassy. He must leave the country within 72 hours starting April 19, NEWS.ru reported.
Earlier, in connection with the detention of the Ukrainian consul in St. Petersburg and his deportation from Russia, Kiev decided to expel the senior diplomat of the Russian embassy in Ukraine, the news organisation said.
His surname is Chernikov. And the corresponding note will be sent to the Russian embassy tomorrow (Monday. – NEWS.ru.) in the morning , ”Yenin said on the air of the Ukraine 24 TV channel.
Earlier, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said that a provocative situation with the consul was created by his acquaintance, who tried to convey information to him, for which he never applied. According to the FSB, the diplomat was interested in the closed database of license plates, as well as the bases of the FSB and criminal cases, NEWS.ru said.
As NEWS.ru wrote, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry said that the expulsion of the senior diplomat of the Russian Embassy in Ukraine after the arrest of the Ukrainian consul is diplomatic revenge. The Ukrainian consul committed an unlawful act, while the Russian diplomat is expelled in response.