Estonia expels Russian diplomat over sanctions violations


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  • Wednesday, 13 Aug 2025

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Russia's Embassy in Tallinn, Estonia March 26, 2018. REUTERS/Janis Laizans/File Photo

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) -Estonia is expelling a Russian diplomat over sanctions violations and other crimes against the state, the Baltic country's foreign ministry said on Wednesday, prompting Moscow to say it would retaliate.

The first secretary of the Russian embassy in Tallinn has been declared 'persona non grata' and must leave Estonia, the ministry said, without naming the diplomat.

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