Berlin, April 4, 2022 – After the shock of the Bucha massacre, Germany has 40 Russian diplomats expelled, declared “persona non grata”. And shortly thereafter, a similar measure followed by France concerning “numerous diplomats”. In Germany, Bild, anticipating the provision, had talked about suspected spying. So today the German Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock, he communicated to the Russian embassy the act, which is equivalent to expulsion from the country. Baerbock pointed the finger at the 40 “members of the Russian embassy”, expelled because “they worked every day here in Germany. against our freedom, against the cohesion of our society. We will no longer tolerate it. “Even before Gemania and France, today it was Lithuania that removed the Russian ambassador.
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According to the head of German diplomacy: “Bucha’s pictures testify an incredible brutality of the Russian leadership and those who follow its propaganda “. Unfortunately, he fears that they will not be the only ones: “We must contrast this lack of humanity with the strength of our freedom and our humanity”. Baerbock added that the German government is firmly in tune with its allies: “We will continue to strengthen sanctions against Russia, we will decisively extend our support to the Ukrainian armed forces and strengthen NATO’s eastern flank.”
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This evening the French Foreign Ministry also announced the decision to expel “numerous Russian diplomats in France whose activities are contrary to our security interests. This action is part of European procedures. “The note underlines:” Our main responsibility is always to ensure the safety of the French and Europeans. “
Lithuania had previously deported the Russian ambassador, as a consequence of the invasion of Ukraine, and for the atrocities emerged in Bucha, reports the France Presse news agency. “In response to Russia’s military aggression against sovereign Ukraine and the atrocities committed by Russian forces in the various occupied cities, including the horrific Bucha massacrethe Lithuanian government has decided to reduce diplomatic representation and the ambassador of the Russian Federation will have to leave Lithuania “, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister told the press. Gabriel Landsbergis.