Russia has declared a Moldovan diplomat at the country’s embassy in Moscow undesirable, in retaliation for a similar move by Moldova last month, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday (10 November).
The ministry said Moldova’s ambassador to Moscow, Lilian Darii, had been summoned and handed a note informing him of the decision “based on the principle of reciprocity”. A strong protest was also lodged, the ministry said.
Moscow described Moldova’s original decision as “yet another unfriendly move”, saying its true goal was to undermine the centuries-long history of relations between the two countries and to create the most unfavourable conditions possible for Russian diplomats in Chisinau.
Moldova declared an employee of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau persona non grata on 23 October, after a drone carrying explosives crashed in the village of Chistelnita, in central Moldova’s Telenesti district.
Moldovan authorities said the drone fell about 100 metres from a residential building. President Maia Sandu said it was a Russian Geran attack drone that had violated Moldovan airspace and crashed near family homes and an energy facility.
“Russia’s war keeps putting Moldovan lives at risk,” Sandu wrote on X at the time. “We condemn this latest dangerous act.”
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova later said Moscow would respond to the expulsion.
The Moldovan government has repeatedly protested over what it says are Russian drones and missiles from the war in Ukraine entering its territory.
On 3 October, Sandu said five Russian air weapons, including missiles and drones, had violated Moldovan airspace and exploded on its soil during a large Russian attack on Ukraine. In another incident in mid-October, Moldova said five drones had crashed inside the country in less than 24 hours.
Russia says Moldova has provided no proof that the drones were Russian, and has accused Moldovan authorities of stirring up anti-Russian sentiment.
Moldova, a former Soviet republic lying between Ukraine and Romania, is led by pro-European President Maia Sandu and is seeking to join the European Union by 2030.
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