The story goes on under the ad “They killed whole families, adults and children and tried to burn their bodies,” Zelenski said. “This undermines the whole architecture of global security. They destroy everything. “ Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, more than 100 Russian diplomats in almost a dozen countries have been called to leave their posts – Estonia, Latvia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Italy and Denmark were the last to announce deportations. Tuesday. In recent years, Russian diplomats have also been ousted by many Western nations in response to the Kremlin’s actions, including hacking in connection with the 2016 US presidential election and following the target of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal with a nerve agent in England. The story goes on under the ad Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said his country would deport 13 Russian diplomats and staff and close two Russian consulates. Estonia said it had notified the Russian ambassador that it would close two Russian consular posts and deport 14 diplomats and consular staff. Also Tuesday, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said he had decided to “appoint persona non grata some officials of the Russian Federation’s Permanent Mission to the EU to engage in activities contrary to their diplomatic status”. In the wake of the atrocities committed by the Russian armed forces in Ukraine, Latvia has decided to close the Russian Consulates General in Daugavpils and Liepaja and deport 13 Russian diplomats and officials. – Edgars Rinkēvičs (@edgarsrinkevics) April 5, 2022 The story goes on under the ad And the Danish Foreign Ministry said that 15 Russian diplomats accused of espionage would have 14 days to leave the country. Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said the move sent “a clear message to Moscow” that Denmark would not accept “Russian intelligence officers spying on Danish territory”. The story goes on under the ad Also Tuesday, France’s anti-terrorism prosecutor’s office said it had opened three war crimes investigations into “acts that may have been committed against French nationals in Ukraine in recent weeks”, giving jurisdiction to French courts. French authorities say the incidents are believed to have taken place in Mariupol, Hostomel and Chernihiv between February 24 and March 16. Alleged crimes include “deliberate attacks on civilians who do not engage in hostilities”, “voluntary attacks that cause psychological harm”, intentional damage or destruction of political objects and property, and deprivation of civilians of objects necessary for survival. The story goes on under the ad French prosecutors had already launched an investigation last month into the death of Pierre Zakrzewski, a French-Irish Fox News cameraman who was killed in Ukraine on March 14. Following the appearance of images by Bouha at the weekend, France and other European countries agreed that stronger measures were needed to target Russia, but disagreed on whether those measures should include a complete ban on Russian oil and gas. The story goes on under the ad However, Berlin moved on Monday to take control of a subsidiary of Russian energy giant Gazprom, three days after the St. Petersburg-based company said it was leaving the country. The ministry said its decision to place the German subsidiary of Gazprom under the auspices of the government came “in the context of unclear legal relations and after the breach of the reporting obligation under the Foreign Trade and Payments Decree”. He said it was unclear to whom the two Russian companies involved in the acquisition and liquidation of Gazprom Germania belonged, calling it a national security risk. The ministry said the company “operates vital infrastructure in Germany and is therefore extremely important for gas supply”. Sammy Westfall, Emily Rauhala, Isaac Stanley-Becker and Ellen Francis contributed to this report.
