The Russian Foreign Ministry has announced its decision to declare 2 diplomats working at Latvia's Embassy in Moscow as "persona non grata".
In a written statement from the ministry, it was recalled that Latvia had previously declared 2 Russian diplomats "persona non grata".
Stating that this was a "baseless" move, the statement noted that Dace Rutka, the Chargé d'Affaires of the Latvian Embassy in Moscow, was summoned to the Ministry.
The statement included the following:
"Two diplomats working at the Latvian Embassy in Moscow are being expelled based on the principle of reciprocity and Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. The Latvian side was informed that if Riga continues its hostile actions against Russian diplomats, Moscow will inevitably take painful steps against Riga."
News Source: AA
