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BRINGING THE NEWS: The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, has commented on the deportation to the Russian media. Photo: Scanpix
The expulsion is the response to “a hostile act” that Oslo must fully bear the consequences for itself, write the Russian news agencies.
On Friday afternoon, the expulsion of the Norwegian diplomat came mainly at Russia’s largest news agency, Tass.
The Norwegian ambassador is said to have been told that the “destructive line” followed by the Norwegian authorities has a negative effect on the atmosphere of the bilateral relationship. Responsibility for the consequences of such a policy rests entirely with Oslo, “he writes. Tass, citing the Russian Foreign Ministry.
The deportation from Norway is constantly mentioned as “a hostile act” in all the news reports of the various Russian agencies.
SYMBOL: The Russian Foreign Ministry is located in the center of Moscow, here with the red square in the foreground. Photo: Scanpix
Three days
Furthermore, in the news agency report, the Norwegian diplomat says that the Norwegian diplomat now has three days to leave Russia.
The reason why it was exactly three days is that it was as long as the Russian diplomat got from the Norwegian authorities to leave Norway, Interfax writes.
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“Persona non grata”
The deportation is a response from Russia to the fact that Norway recently sent a Russian diplomat home. The reason for this was that it was learned that a Norwegian had given information to the Russian diplomat that could harm Norway’s fundamental national interests.
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The car of the Norwegian ambassador, Rune Resaland, could be seen outside the building of the Russian Foreign Ministry in Moscow on Friday morning, writes RIA Novosti.
– Rune Resaland was invited to the Russian Foreign Ministry and reported that in retaliation, one of the high-ranking diplomats of the Norwegian embassy has been declared persona non grata, the news agency writes.
Russia: respond louder
Several Russian media outlets report that the Norwegian diplomat was a high-level employee at the Norwegian Embassy and therefore higher in the diplomatic hierarchy than the expelled Russian, who was a deputy trade representative.
This gives the impression that Russia is responding with stronger means than those used by Norway, but does not agree with the information that VG has received from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
CALL ON THE CARPET: Norway’s ambassador to Russia, Rune Resaland, had to meet at the Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday morning. PHOTO: The government
The Norwegian diplomat is on the same level in the Norwegian embassy as the Russian, informs VG from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The Foreign Ministry does not want the Norwegian diplomat to be identified, nor is he mentioned in Russian online newspapers.
Norway: – Without foundation
Several of the Russian online newspapers link the deportation to the fact that Russian diplomats from other countries have recently been deported on suspicion of espionage. Among other things, this applies to Austria and Greece, he writes jellyfish and Life.ru.
The Norwegian Foreign Ministry believes that the expulsion of the Norwegian diplomat is unfounded.
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– Our embassy in Moscow has been informed by the Russian Foreign Ministry that one of our diplomats has been declared undesirable in Russia. This is completely unfounded. Our diplomat has not broken any rules and has acted entirely within the framework of diplomatic activity. The expulsion of a Russian diplomat by Norway is linked to the espionage investigation, and is justified by the fact that he has carried out actions that are not compatible with the role of diplomat, the press officer of the Ministry tells VG of Foreign Relations, Guri Solberg.
