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Official NATO Oana Lungescu commented on Russia's decision to suspend its embassy in the alliance. According to her, Moscow took note of this step.
“We regret these steps,” she added.
Earlier, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that with On November 1, the Russian Federation suspends the activities of its representation in NATO and also terminates the work of the Alliance Information Office in Moscow. These are retaliatory measures by the Russian Federation to deprive eight Russian diplomats of their accreditation.
Earlier, it turned out that NATO had decided to expel eight Russian diplomats from Brussels. At the same time, the Secretary General of the Alliance stated that there were no specific reasons for this, the decision is generally related to the actions of Moscow.
Meanwhile, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Russia's decision to conclude a permanent mission in NATO was complicating relations between the Russian Federation and the West.