China News Agency, Moscow, June 5 (Reporter Wang Xiujun) on the expulsion of two Russian diplomats in the Czech Republic. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on the 5th that it will respond to similar provocations.
The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the Czech side has caused serious damage to the relations between Russia and Czech Republic without any reason. This move by the Czech side is unfriendly, "disqualified" and "inappropriate". Russia will not only respond to the Czech practice, but will also take this incident into account when formulating its policy towards the Czech Republic.
The Russian embassy in the Czech Republic said on the day that it was deeply disappointed with this decision of the Czech side. This is a provocative act, and this move proves that the Czech side has no intention to restore Russia- Czech relations that have not deteriorated recently due to Russian causes.
According to the Russian Satellite News Agency, citing Russian CIS affairs, foreign compatriots, and Deputy Director of the International Humanities Cooperation Agency (Russian Cooperation Agency) Bryukhanov, two expelled diplomats were responsible for the agency’s representative office in the Czech Republic. Andrea? Konchakov and an employee surnamed Rebakov. This decision of the Czech Republic makes no sense and obviously does not help the development of relations between the two countries. This is surprising, without any notice in advance and without any reason.
According to sources quoted by RIA Novosti, Russian personnel expelled from the Czech Republic will leave before June 7.
In April, the Czech media quoted intelligence agencies as saying that when a man with a Russian diplomatic passport flew to Prague, the highly toxic ricin was hidden in the suitcase, and the target was Czech officials. This news caused vigilance in the Czech side. The mayor of the Czech capital Prague and the mayor of the sixth district of Prague were protected by the police for 24 hours-Prague had previously removed the statue of the famous Soviet Marshal Konev. The mayor of Prague and the mayor of the sixth district of Prague participated in this Decide.
In May, a diplomat who claimed to be Russian in the Czech Republic reported to the Czech media that he was the person who brought ricin into the Czech territory, and the other person involved in this matter was Konchakov.
On June 5, Czech Prime Minister Babiš announced at a news conference that the entire "ricin incident" was false and was caused by internal fighting among the staff of the Russian embassy in the Czech Republic. One of them deliberately provided false plots to the Czech intelligence service. This not only added unnecessary workload to Czech intelligence personnel, but also further complicated the relationship between Czech and Russia and damaged Russia’s reputation in the Czech Republic. As a sovereign country, the Czech Republic cannot tolerate such acts, so it declares two Russian diplomats in the Czech Republic as unwelcome. (Finish)