The Czechs have dealt a blow to Russia’s spy operations, and Moscow has been hit by energy.

“This is the largest deportation of Russian and Czech diplomats in history. This figure illustrates the seriousness of the situation.” 15 minutes said David Stulik, an analyst at the Europe-based analytical center in Prague.

According to D. Stulik, relations between the Czech Republic and Russia have been “quite low” recently. “It just came to our attention then. It was not in the interest or intention of the Czechs to make them worse,” he added.

What happened?

The 2014 explosions at an army ammunition depot near the eastern village of Vrbetice are linked to agents of the Russian Military Intelligence Agency (GRU), Czech authorities said over the weekend. One of the explosions killed two Czech citizens.