Federation Council member Sergei Tsekov said that the Czech Republic The Czech Republic should receive a serious sanctions response for Prague’s decision to expel 18 Russian diplomats.
According to a member of the international committee of the Federation Council, retaliatory measures should be very serious for the economy and social sphere of the Czech Republic. “What the response measures will be, will be determined by the government,” he said.
In addition, the senator is sure that the situation with the expulsion of Russian diplomats must be answered harshly, and also “about the personnel of the Czech embassy in Russia.”
Earlier, the Czech Republic announced the expulsion of 18 Russian diplomats. They are suspected of working for the Russian special services. Themselves secret services Prague suspects of involvement in the explosion at the ammunition depot in Vrbetica in 2014.
Against this background, the Czech police announced the wanted list of Russian citizens Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov. These are the same Russians whom the British authorities suspect of the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal. At the same time, the Czech police have not yet been able to confirm the connection between the search for the Russians and the explosion in Vrbetica.
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