Russia orders Estonian ambassador to leave country

Estonia and Latvia remove Russian ambassadors as tensions rise

Moscow accused Tallinn of ‘Russophobia’ and said its ambassador must leave next month.

Russia, Estonia Expel Each Other’s Ambassadors

Russia and neighboring Estonia, a member of the NATO military alliance, said Monday they are expelling each other’s ambassadors by February 7 in a new display of rancor over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Both Russia and Estonia disparaged each other as they announced that their diplomatic missions in Moscow and Tallinn would be downgraded and headed by charge d’affaires instead of ambassadors. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Estonian Ambas…

Russia, Estonia expel ambassadors amid ‘destroyed’ relations

MOSCOW (AP) — Russia and Estonia on Monday were expelling the ambassadors from each other’s countries in a tit-for-tat move, saying that their diplomatic missions will be headed by charges d’affaires as relations between the countries sank to a new low over Ukraine. Read more...

Russia and Estonia Expel Each Other’s Ambassadors

Russia and Estonia each ordered the other’s diplomat to leave by the first Tuesday of February.  The expulsions follow escalating tension between the two nations. It also marked the first time a Russian ambassador has been expelled since the Russia-Ukraine conflict began in February 2021.  The Kremlin ordered Estonia Ambassador Margus Laidre to leave the country by Feb. 7. Russi said Estonia was guilty of “total Russophobia.” “In recent years, t…

Russia has ordered the expulsion of the Estonian ambassador

On Monday, the Russian Foreign Ministry ordered Estonian Ambassador Margus Laidre to leave Russia by February 7: in response to this decision, the Estonian Foreign Ministry in turn announced that the Russian ambassador to Estonia

Russia, Estonia expel ambassadors amid 'destroyed' relations – DW – 01/23/2023

Estonia had called for "parity" in the number of staff at the embassies in Tallinn and Moscow. Russia branded this an "unfriendly move."