Spain’s position on the expulsion of 27 employees of the Embassy in Russia

Spain rejects the decision taken by the Russian Federation to expel a total of 27 staff members of the Spanish Embassy in Russia.

The Russian authorities justify this decision on the basis of reciprocity for the expulsion of 27 officials of the Russian Embassy in Madrid notified last April. However, the expulsion decided then by the Spanish authorities was based on duly justified security reasons, which are not present in this case. The work of the staff of the Spanish Embassy to the Russian Federation, whose professionalism this Ministry wishes to highlight, has always fully respected the obligations provided for in the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.

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Source: Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, Unión Europea y Cooperación