Moscow expels five Swedish diplomats, orders closure of Consulate General
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says Stockholm has pursued a “confrontational course” and orders the closure of Sweden’s Consulate General in St. Petersburg. The Ministry also shows the door to five Swedish diplomats in Russia.
The announcement comes as a tit-for-tat after Sweden a month ago expelled five persons employed at Russia’s embassy in Stockholm. The Swedish foreign minister, Tobias Billström, said they had to leave “because their activities are incompatible with the Vienna Convention on diplomatic relations.”
