This is stated on the website of the Russian department.
“As a response, 27 employees of the Spanish Embassy in Moscow and the Spanish Consulate General in St. Petersburg have been declared persona non grata.
They must leave the territory of the country within seven days from the date of delivery of the corresponding note to the ambassador, ”the statement says.
Earlier it was reported that Russia is expelling 34 employees of the French diplomatic missions as a response.
On May 18, Spanish Ambassador Marcos Gomez Martinez and Swedish Ambassador Malena Mard arrived at the building of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On April 5, the Spanish government decided to expel about 25 diplomats from the Russian embassy.