“In the practice of international relations, a symmetrical response is usually given to the expulsion of a diplomat.
Also, the details of the expulsion of diplomats are usually not disclosed, ”Aari Lemmik, head of the Estonian Foreign Ministry's public relations department, told ERR.
On July 6, it became known that in St. Petersburg, Estonian consul Mart Lyatte was detained red-handed while receiving classified materials.
Russia declared the employee of the Estonian consulate in St. Petersburg persona non grata.
Read more in the material RT.