Russia declares an employee of the Romanian Embassy persona non grata

As a retaliatory measure, Russia has declared an employee of the Romanian Embassy in Moscow persona non grata.

This was stated in a message from the Russian diplomatic agency.

"On August 27, Liliana Burda, Romania's charge d'affaires ad interim in Russia, was summoned to the State Protocol Department of the Russian Foreign Ministry, where she was handed a note from the ministry declaring an employee of the Romanian Embassy in Moscow persona non grata," the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

The agency emphasized that "this measure is a response to the Romanian side's earlier, entirely unmotivated decision to declare an employee of the Russian Embassy in Bucharest persona non grata."

Source: TASS