As noted, this decision was made “in connection with the unfriendly action of the Norwegian authorities, who announced on August 18 this year. Russian diplomat "persona non grata".
"His accreditation in the Russian Federation will be terminated within three days - this is exactly the time the Norwegians have allotted for the departure of our employee," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
On August 19, Russia protested to Norway after the arrest of the Russian deputy trade representative in the country.