NNA - Russia has declared an Estonian diplomat persona non grata based on the principle of reciprocity, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, published Friday.

Estonian charge d’affaires Yana Vanamelder, who was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry, was notified about that.

"The head of the Estonian diplomatic mission was presented with a decisive protest over the declaration of a Russian embassy employee persona non grata without any ground on March 24. Based on the principle of reciprocity, it was stated that an Estonian embassy diplomat of an equal rank must leave Russia within the same time span as was set for our colleague’s departure," the Ministry said. -- TASS News Agency

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