The Czech Republic has expelled 17 Russian diplomats. Russian officials have been expelled in 2014 over allegations that Russian intelligence was involved in an explosion at an ammunition depot in the Czech Republic. The expulsion of Russian diplomats has been confirmed by the Czech Republic. News BBC, Reuters.
The Central European country of the Czech Republic is a member of NATO and the European Union. Russia may consider closing the embassy of the Czech Republic in Moscow because of the country’s recent move.
Czech Prime Minister Andrzej Babis said in a statement that there was a clear suspicion that Russian intelligence agency GRU officials were involved in the bombing of an ammunition depot in the Vrabetis region.
Recently, the two world powers, the United States and Russia, have started a cold war. The Biden administration expelled 10 Russian diplomats last Thursday. Moscow did not hesitate to respond. They also ordered the same number of US diplomats to leave Russia.
