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Monday, 23 December

15:30
The U.S. suspends the work of the consulate in Kyiv
From Sunday, February 13, the U.S. Department of State suspends all consular services at the U.S. embassy in Kyiv due to the increased threat of Russia’s military invasion.

13:54
There are no reasons to leave yet: the EU has reacted to the hysteria with the evacuation of diplomats from Ukraine
The EU said that they are not going to evacuate their diplomats and their families from Ukraine now, following the example of the United States and the United Kingdom.

14:44
Lithuania is to expel two employees of the Embassy of Belarus in Vilnius
On Friday, May 28, Lithuania has declared two employees of the Embassy of Belarus persona non grata, Lithuanian Foreign Ministry announced .

17:25
The US closed its consulate in Yekaterinburg after being designated as an "unfriendly country”
The U.S. Consulate General in Yekaterinburg stopped working after the Russian government, in accordance with the decree of President Vladimir Putin, prepared a list of "unfriendly countries" that included the United States.

20:58
Russia's Designation of the US and Czech Republic as 'Unfriendly' Draws Criticism From Brussels
The European Council has criticized Russia's decision to designate the United States and the Czech Republic as "unfriendly," a move by Moscow that will limit the two Western countries in their hiring of staff for embassy operations in Russia, RadioLiberty reports.

23:51
The European Union does not want to escalate tensions with the Russian Federation
European Union High Representative Joseph Borrel said that the EU will not continue the escalation with the expulsion of diplomats connected to the situation in the Czech Republic, as further escalation is not on the European agenda for the time being.

14:59
Bulgaria expels a Russian diplomat over arms depot blasts
On Thursday, April 29, the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry announced the expulsion of a Russian diplomat after prosecutors said they suspected Russian involvement in four explosions at arms depots in Bulgaria.

20:30
Russia is drawing up a list of unfriendly states, Ukraine is among them
The Governmentof the Russian Federation, in accordance with the decree of President Putin, is preparing a list of "unfriendly countries", which, except for the United States, may include the Czech Republic, Poland, the Baltic States and Ukraine.

18:58
“Persona non grata”: the Kremlin announced the expulsion of another Ukrainian diplomat
Russia has declares employee of Ukrainian embassy in Moscow a persona non grata. The diplomat must leave the territory of the Russian Federation by the end of the day on April 30.

16:58
The "Czech" scandal is gaining momentum: three more countries are expelling Russian diplomats
The scandal around the explosions in an ammunition warehouse in Vrbetica in 2014 is gaining momentum.

20:40
Slovakia expels three Russian embassy staff in solidarity with the Czech Republic
The scandal around the explosion at a Czech ammunition depot in 2014 that killed two people and acusations against the Russian Federationis are gaining momentum.

17:34
Russia's tit-for-tat response: the Russian Federation expels 10 American diplomats from the country
On April 15, U.S. President Joe Biden signed a decree imposing new sanctions against Russia. In response, on April 21, Deputy Chief of Mission of the US Embassy Bart Gorman was summoned to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he was handed a note saying that 10 US Embassy employees in Moscow had been declared persona non grata.

20:03
Germany, Sweden and Poland Expel Russian Diplomats in Retaliatory Move
Three European countries, including Poland, Sweden and Germany, have decided to expel Russian diplomats after the Kremlin announced the ejection of three European envoys last week, saying they had attended rallies in support of the opposition leader Alexei Navalny, as was reported by the New York Times.

07:03
Russia expels three European diplomats who attended pro-Navalny protests
On Friday, February 5, the Russian Federation stated that it is expelling diplomats from three European countries: Sweden, Poland and Germany, alleging they participated in recent illegal protests.

21:15
Russian diplomats have accused the US of initiating the so-called “visa-war”
Servicemen of the Russian diplomatic mission in the U.S. reported that the United States has initiated a so-called "visa war", imposing the practice of personal visa exchanges.