Russia expels 14 Dutch diplomats

Russia has blacklisted 14 employees of the Dutch embassy in Moscow and the Consulate General in St. Petersburg, Report informs, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.

On April 19, Dutch Ambassador to Russia Hilles Arno Beshoor Pluch was summoned to the Foreign Ministry and handed a note of protest against the expulsion of Russian diplomats from the Netherlands.

The Dutch diplomats are given 14 days to leave Russia.

Earlier, the Netherlands expelled 17 Russian diplomats over suspicions of threatening the kingdom's security by working for Russian intelligence.