The scandal around the explosions in an ammunition warehouse in Vrbetica in 2014 is gaining momentum. In support of the Chech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have also expelled Russian diplomats, as was reported by Europeiska Pravda.
On Friday, April 24, three Baltic countries ordered the expulsion of a total of four Russian diplomats as an act of solidarity with the Czech Republic, where scores of diplomats have been expelled since Saturday over the alleged involvement of Russian spies in a massive ammunition depot explosion in 2014.
Witht this, Estonia and Latvia expelled one Russian diplomat each. Two other Russian diplomats were ordered the expulsion by the government of Lithuania.
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis said two embassy staff employees had been declared persona non grata "because they had carried out activities incompatible with their diplomatic status." They were given seven days to leave Lithuania.
On Twitter, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said its single expulsion was related to the the 2014 explosion, saying it "violates international law, undermines European security & stability and is unacceptable." Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said that Latvia has decided to expel a Russian diplomat because the country "will not tolerate subversive activities on its soil or that of its partners and allies."
According to Apostrophe, Slovakia has earlier announced the expulsion of Russian diplomats in solidarity with Chech Republic.