Russia expels three Moldovan diplomats in tit-for-tat retaliatory move, Foreign Ministry says
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026

Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on April 4, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 24, 2026

Russia expels three Moldovan diplomats in a retaliatory move after Moldova expelled Russian diplomats over alleged interference.
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia is expelling three Moldovan diplomats in response to Chisinau throwing out three of its own diplomats, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Friday.
Moldova expelled three Russian diplomats on Monday after it accused Russia's embassy of engineering the escape of a pro-Kremlin lawmaker to prevent him being jailed over illegal political funding.
(Reporting by Reuters; Editing by Andrew Osborn)
The main topic is the diplomatic tension between Russia and Moldova, highlighted by the expulsion of diplomats from both countries.
Moldova expelled Russian diplomats after accusing Russia's embassy of helping a pro-Kremlin lawmaker escape to avoid jail.
In response, Russia expelled three Moldovan diplomats, marking a tit-for-tat retaliatory move.
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