Lithuania and Latvia lower the level of diplomatic relations with Russia

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, announced today that the Government of Lithuania has decided to lower the level of diplomatic representation with Russia and that it has ordered Russian Ambassador Alexei Isakov to leave the country.

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The governments of Lithuania and Latvia announced today that they will reduce the level of diplomatic relations with Russia, due to the recent events in Ukraine.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Gabrielius Landsbergis, announced today that the Government of Lithuania has decided to lower the level of diplomatic representation with Russia and that it has ordered Russian Ambassador Aleksey Isakov to leave the country.

He also stated that Lithuanian ambassador Ejvidas Bajarunas will soon leave Moscow, as well as that the Russian consulate in Klaipeda will be closed.

Lithuania communicated these decisions to the EU and NATO, urging them to do the same.

Latvia has announced that it will reduce diplomatic relations with Russia, but that concrete decisions will be announced later, said the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Edgars Rinkevičs.

The spokeswoman of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova, announced that Moscow will soon take appropriate measures.

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