Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Latest
Trending
Latest stories
Europe
Categories
Programmes
Featured
World
Categories
Programmes
Featured
EU Policy
Business
Categories
Programmes
Featured
Travel
Categories
Programmes
Next
Categories
Programmes
Featured
Culture
Categories
Programmes
Earth
Categories
Programmes
Featured
Health
Categories
Programmes
Euroviews
Videos
More
Special coverage
Partner content
Services
Newsletter Newsletters Events Events Podcasts Videos Africanews
Loader
Find Us
Flipboard Instagram Linkedin
Advertisement

Russia expels some Swedish diplomats - spokeswoman

Russia expels some Swedish diplomats - spokeswoman
FILE PHOTO: Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova listens during the annual news conference of the Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (not pictured) in Moscow, Russia January 16, 2019. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo -  Copyright  MAXIM SHEMETOV(Reuters)
Copyright MAXIM SHEMETOV(Reuters)
By Reuters
Published on
Share Comments Add Euronews on Google
Share Close Button

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has expelled some Swedish diplomats from Moscow as part of a reciprocal move against Stockholm, TASS news agency cited Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying on Wednesday.

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Zakharova made the comment when asked at a weekly briefing whether Moscow had expelled two Swedish diplomats. She did not provide further details.

(Reporting by Christian Lowe; Writing by Tom Balmforth; editing by Alison Williams)

Go to accessibility shortcuts
Share Comments Add Euronews on Google

Read more

JD Vance cancels trip to Switzerland for planned US-Iran talks

Nepal's youngest PM takes oath of office after Gen Z protests toppled previous government

Kazakhstan votes for a new Constitution, marking a turning point in its political future