Al Mayadeen English

  • Ar
  • Es
  • x
Al Mayadeen English

Slogan

  • News
    • Politics
    • Economy
    • Sports
    • Arts&Culture
    • Health
    • Miscellaneous
    • Technology
    • Environment
  • Articles
    • Opinion
    • Analysis
    • Blog
    • Features
  • Videos
    • NewsFeed
    • Video Features
    • Explainers
    • TV
    • Digital Series
  • Infographs
  • In Pictures
  • • LIVE
News
  • Politics
  • Economy
  • Sports
  • Arts&Culture
  • Health
  • Miscellaneous
  • Technology
  • Environment
Articles
  • Opinion
  • Analysis
  • Blog
  • Features
Videos
  • NewsFeed
  • Video Features
  • Explainers
  • TV
  • Digital Series
Infographs
In Pictures
  • Africa
  • Asia
  • Asia-Pacific
  • Europe
  • Latin America
  • MENA
  • Palestine
  • US & Canada
BREAKING
Israeli media: Israeli commando forces conduct airdrops in two locations in the Damascus countryside.
Israeli media platform: Israeli army forces carry out a commando operation in the al-Kiswah area of the Damascus countryside.
Syrian media outlets: Israeli helicopters flying at low altitude over Tal Mani in the Damascus countryside.
Israeli media platform: Israeli aircraft bomb Syrian bases simultaneously with tanks entering the southern outskirts of Damascus.
Israeli media: Israeli forces infiltrated the town of Beit Jann south of Damascus, and a new airstrike hit al-Kiswah.
Syrian media: Four Israeli helicopters have touched down in the southern city of Sweida.
UN Security Council member states, excluding the United States, confirm that there is a famine in Gaza.
Syrian media: The Israeli occupation forces launch a series of airstrikes in the western Damascus countryside.
Al Mayadeen correspondent: 51 people martyred in Israeli aggression on Gaza since Wednesday morning.
Saree: Yemen will not abandon its stance in support of Gaza no matter the challenges and repercussions until the blockade imposed on the territory is lifted and the aggression it is facing is halted.

Russia expels EU diplomats in retaliation

  • By Al Mayadeen English
  • Source: Agencies
  • 18 May 2022 18:15
3 Min Read

After the EU expelled several Russian diplomats, Moscow strikes back in a retaliatory move and expels several diplomats from different European countries.

  • x
  • Russia retaliates against the expulsion of hundreds of its diplomats
    Russian-European relations (AP)

Moscow expelled 87 diplomats in a retaliatory move against the expulsion of Russian diplomats from across Europe, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday.

In Paris, a decision was made to declare 41 employees of Russian diplomatic missions in France personae non-gratae. In response to these actions, the Ministry summoned the French Ambassador to Russia Pierre Levy and protested the French decision. "As a response, 34 employees of French diplomatic missions in Russia have been declared personae non-gratae. They are ordered to leave the territory of Russia within two weeks from the date of delivery of the relevant note to the ambassador," the Ministry said.

Paris condemned the expulsion of its diplomats stating there is no legal basis for such actions. However, Russia’s expulsion declaration responds to the initial actions taken by France against the Russian embassy employees.

Related News

Brazil, Nicaragua expel each other's ambassadors amid rising tensions

Lavrov kicks off diplomatic tour across African continent

Earlier in the day, the Russian Foreign Ministry also announced the expulsion of 27 employees of the Spanish diplomatic missions and 24 Italian diplomats. The Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova told Sputnik that the Spanish employees from the Spanish embassy in Moscow and the Spanish Consulate General in Saint Petersburg “have been declared persona non grata."

Zakharova also stated that 24 Italian Diplomats and 2 Finnish Diplomats have also been expelled as part of a retaliatory move Russia is carrying out against European countries that have expelled its diplomats. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi called Moscow's decision "a hostile act" toward both Italy and Europe without commenting on his country’s initial decision to expel Russian Diplomats. Despite these decisions, the Italian PM seeks to maintain diplomatic relations with Russia and hopes that this will not result in a complete severance of those relations. Draghi said that "the main reasoning is that this should absolutely not result in a severance of diplomatic channels, because through them, the way will be paved for peace, if possible."

Furthermore, Finland’s decision to join NATO has been followed by the expulsion of 2 Russian diplomats. As a response to this action, "the Russian side made a decision on the unacceptability of the further stay in the Russian Federation of two staff members of Finland's embassy in Moscow," the Russian Foreign Ministry said.

Read more: Russian Foreign Ministry summons Finnish ambassador

Earlier this year, several European countries and the EU decided to expel Russian diplomats over Russia's operation in Ukraine. Russia called this decision a staged provocation. Several hundreds of Russian diplomats have already been expelled from across Europe. As a result, Russia has retaliated by expelling diplomats of various missions, including the European Union delegation in Moscow, the diplomatic missions of Austria, the Baltic States, Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and others.

  • Finland
  • Spain
  • Italy
  • France
  • Ukraine
  • European Union
  • Russia
  • Diplomatic relations
Russia & NATO

Russia & NATO

As the Draconian Western-led sanctions on Russia exacerbate the economic crisis worldwide, and as Russian troops gain more ground despite the influx of military aid into Ukraine, exposing US direct involvement in bio-labs spread across Eastern Europe and the insurgence of neo-Nazi groups… How will things unfold?

Most Read

Almost instantly after the Helsinki Accords were signed, organisations sprouted to document purported violations, whose findings were fed to overseas embassies for international amplification. (Al Mayadeen English; Illustrated by Zeinab el-Hajj)

How ‘Human Rights’ became a Western weapon

  • Opinion
  • 23 Aug 2025
Israeli soldiers stand on the top of armoured vehicles parked on an area near the Israeli-Gaza border, as seen from southern Israel, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025 (AP)

Palestinian fighters target Israeli soldiers, vehicles in Gaza

  • Politics
  • 21 Aug 2025
Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks (Photo by Mahdi Rtail)

Tom Barrack's imperial tantrum in Beirut: When entitlement speaks

  • Politics
  • 26 Aug 2025
Launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen toward the occupied Palestinian territories. (YAF military media)

Yemeni Forces announce firing hypersonic missile at Al-Lydd Airport

  • Politics
  • 22 Aug 2025

Coverage

All
The Ummah's Martyrs

Read Next

All
Pope Leo XIV delivers the Angelus prayer in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Pope Leo demands Gaza ceasefire, prisoner exchange deal

Palestinians pray over the bodies of people who were killed in an Israeli military strike, during their funeral outside Shifa Hospital, in Gaza City, Friday, August 22, 2025 (AP)
Politics

'Israel’s' 'double-tap' strike on Gaza hospital must be probed: UN

Vice President Mike Pence speaks at the the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) 2020 Conference, Monday, March 2, 2020 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Politics

Ex-AIPAC-funded lawmakers back bill to halt US weapons to 'Israel'

A boat sails at sea near Nuuk, Greenland, Wednesday, June 18, 2025 (AP)
Politics

Denmark calls in US envoy over covert Trump-linked Greenland influence

Al Mayadeen English

Al Mayadeen is an Arab Independent Media Satellite Channel.

All Rights Reserved

  • x
  • Privacy Policy
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Authors
Android
iOS