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Adviser to the Estonian Embassy in Moscow Ulla Uibo arrived at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation after the arrest of the consul of her country Marta Lyatte in St. Petersburg.
Mart Lyatte was arrested on July 6. According to the investigation, he was caught handing over classified documents from a local resident. Russia's FSB stressed that such actions were incompatible with the status of an employee of a diplomatic mission and spoke of hostility towards the host country. At the same time, the Russian side will not be able to stand up to Lyatte in the pre-trial detention center, which is hindering diplomatic status.
Estonia has previously stated that the incident has clearly shown that Russia does not want to improve relations with the European Union, and has chosen “a path of confrontation.” “The Estonian side also insists that the allegations against the consul are unfounded and the evidence is falsified.