Diplomatic Row Between Moscow, Prague Intensifies

The Czech Republic on Thursday ordered Russia to remove more staff from its Prague embassy, in a growing spat between the two countries.

Last week, Prague expelled 18 embassy staff members, saying they were intelligence officers. The dispute stems from Czech accusations that Russian spies were behind a deadly explosion at a Czech arms depot in 2014. They claim the spies were also part of a special unit that tried to assassinate a double agent in Britain. Russia denied the accusations and expelled 20 Czech diplomats last Sunday.