Russian Federation will send five diplomats Sweden and will close country consulate in Saint Petersburg

Russian Federation declared expulsion of five Swedish diplomats and withdrew the work permit of the Swedish Consulate General in Saint Petersburg since September 1. From the same date the Ministry of Foreign Affairs itself will stop work of the Consulate General in Swedish Gothenburg. In April Sweden declared persons of non grata of five Russian diplomats the Ministry of Foreign Affairs declared persons of non grata of five diplomats Sweden, including three employees of the device of the attache concerning defense at embassy Sweden in Moscow. Russian Federation also decided to withdraw since September 1, 2023 a consent to work of consulate general Sweden in...