Russia suspends NATO mission after staff expelled
Al Jazeera
Staff at NATO’s military mission in Moscow would be stripped of their accreditation from November, Russian FM says.
Russia will suspend the activities of its mission to NATO starting next month in response to the alliance’s expulsion of eight Russians.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies on Monday that staff at NATO’s military mission in Moscow would be stripped of their accreditation from November 1, and that NATO could interact with Russia via its embassy in Brussels if needed.
“We basically don’t have proper conditions for basic diplomatic activities as a result of the purposeful NATO steps. In response to NATO’s activities, we suspend the work of our permanent mission to NATO, including the work of the chief military representative, starting from November 1, or maybe it will take a couple more days,” said Lavrov.