The move was made in response to the expulsion of a diplomat working at the Russian Embassy in Prague…reports Asian Lite News
Russia has declared a senior Czech diplomat “persona non grata” and ordered the official to leave the country before the end of the day on April 16, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Czech Ambassador to Russia Vitezslav Pivonka was summoned to the Foreign Ministry on Wednesday and was handed a note informing him of the decision, the statement said, Xinhua news agency reported.
The move was made in response to the expulsion of a diplomat working at the Russian Embassy in Prague, the statement added.
The Czech Republic expelled a Russian diplomat from the country in late March, news reports said.
