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Italy orders the expulsion of 30 Russian diplomats for ‘security reasons’ as Denmark expels 15 Russian envoys over spying.

Denmark has ordered the expulsion of 15 Russian “intelligence officers” registered as diplomats in the country and Italy has expelled 30 Russian envoys “for national security reasons”.

Tuesday’s developments came after a string of moves against Russian diplomats in other European countries as well as the United States.

“The measure is in agreement with other European and Atlantic partners and is necessary for reasons linked to our national security and in the context of the current crisis caused by the unjustified aggression against Ukraine on the part of the Russian Federation,” Italian foreign minister Luigi Di Maio said in a statement on Tuesday.

Russia will give an appropriate response, TASS news agency quoted Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying.

Denmark’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that the Russian citizens concerned will have 14 days to leave the country.

“We have established that the 15 expelled intelligence officers have conducted spying on Danish soil,” Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod told reporters after a meeting in parliament.

Denmark wished to send a “clear signal” that spying in the Nordic country was “unacceptable”, he said.

Strong condemnation

Russia’s ambassador to Denmark was informed of the decision on Tuesday morning, where the government also expressed its condemnation of “Russia’s brutality against Ukrainian civilians in Bucha”.

“Deliberate attacks against civilians are a war crime,” it said.

At the same time, Copenhagen insisted on maintaining diplomatic relations with Moscow.
“Denmark does not wish to break diplomatic relations with Moscow. The Russian ambassador and the rest of the embassy in Copenhagen are therefore not included in the expulsion,” Kofod said.

Horrific images of corpses lying in the streets in the town of Bucha northwest of Kyiv, some with their hands bound behind them, following the Russian withdrawal have drawn international condemnation of Russia, and the EU is considering additional sanctions.

Moscow has denied responsibility, suggesting the images are fake or that the deaths occurred after Russian forces pulled out of the area.

But newly released satellite photographs taken by Maxar Technologies in mid-March, before the Russian withdrawal, showed what appeared to be bodies in some of the same places they were later found by Ukrainian troops and seen by journalists.

On Monday, France expelled 35 Russian diplomats, and Germany announced it had expelled a “significant number” of Russian envoys.

alabo1:
You did not get the memo. The three countries combined consume less than 0.3 percent of Gas consumption globally and also less than 0.1% of Russian export so it's negligible. I laugh when I see you guys ejaculating over nonsense. Let Germany that consumes 8.6 billion cubic daily pull out then we know say Na serious matter. Not three countries that combined consume less than 500 cubic daily. Rubbish

Kimjongun:
https://independent.ng/family-seeks-justice-after-a-nigerian-student-died-a-day-after-arriving-school-in-ukraine/

https://www.nairaland.com/6118338/caleb-obari-mark-found-dead

You are the one that needs to seek knowledge, if you think what Ukraine stands for is far from oppression.

Make research about Azov militant, make research about Nazis, they are just like the white form of Boko-Haram, the west are whitewashing them mostly because they need them against Russia. Educate yourself

Kimjongun:
I think I understand you, you are against Russia because of Biafra right. I laugh you

Kimjongun:
Yes a profit seeking company would leave cheap and reliable pipeline delivery for expensive and unreliable LNG delivery. Also I hope the LNG storage you are talking about will last them forever

Kimjongun:
You are the educated illiterate here, Lithuania is no match for Russia, all the, they have ween themselves of Russia gas is a lie just to save face, they have probably secured deal from someone reselling Russia gas.
Russia supply 40% percent of Europe gas, Europe has lot of factory depending on Russia gas now imagine all these companies no longer find gas to sustain their business, that's Nigeria fuel scarcity pro-max.

Lithuania import electricity from Russia, Lithuania is major export is chemicals and petroleum products, all the raw material for these export are sourced from Russia.
And you the educated professor believes they are going to give up all their life saving industry because they want to satisfy USA?
Well I understand you Nigeria leaders can do it. That's the perspective you are seeing things from

Kimjongun:
It's your business if you still want to remain a sheep to the slavers.
They said Africans has low IQ already

Kimjongun:
Let them be fooling you, Russia is the largest Lithuania trade partner

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Lithuania

Unless they want to starve their people they can't disconnect from Russia overnight.
This conflict has several faces.

The media face is the funniest of all

Their goal is to make a fool of people. Just like they make a fool of Africans in 2011 with Libya.

tonididdy:
You fail to understand the economics of demand and supply.
That America is world highest producer dosent mean she has enough to serve her populace hence the need to import. This is because energy needs are higher in America that it is in Russia.
Russia has so much produce, it's in excess compared to her country's demand.
That's what the original quote you mentioned was saying but you failed to comprehend but quick to screenshot a Google page

lana1878:
It's sad when political office holders believe they're all and mighty, without considering the hardships their stupid decisions will bring to both their people and economy, this singular stupid act plunged the Lithuania economy by 9.6% deeper than Germany and co. The type of hunger that will kill his people is doing push up.

Ellasure:
With one bomb the floating gas tanks will deflate and Lithuania will go begging their Russia masters.

The Lithuania government officials should do better or are they afraid that they are the next Russia military target?

toxtimmy:
Reciprocate travel / flight bans is not sanction... The bread you eat is most like out of wheat from Russia... The plan you fly, the metal used from the body of the plane is mostly from Russia... more than half the food farmers grow in the US use Russian fertilisers even Biden had to un-sanction that from his sanctions list so America will not starve... I can go on and on but I realise folks like you will lick a slave master a55 all day and night so i stop here while you continue with your cluelessness

toxtimmy:
According t Biden, EU and their cohorts this is the heaviest sanction ever in mankind history... Even hitler germany was not sanctioned this much but guess what Russia is thriving and will make almost %50 more this year from Gas export compared to last year... lol

Realize say Russia never santion anyone yet... Alpha males don't play sanctions, they action.

Ournolly:
Obviously better school than yours, ie, assuming you attended one.
Someone that cannot properly use tense shouldn't be talking about school.

You obviously have nothing meaningful to say.
A shipping company of Western affiliation suspending their services in Russia means they are 'isolated'.
I pointed to you the most popular shipping company in Russia.
Someone with working brain should search others.

Maybe you should take your GOTV war generals to the quest of isolating the biggest country on earth.

Ournolly:
I do not have time for childish name-calling.
Maybe kids of your age do that, I don't.

I just corrected you that massive country like Russia cannot be isolated. Russia will get whatever they want via water ways or air.

And you are posting of shipping companies suspending their services to Russia.
You lots shaa.
So, Russia did not have ship?
No shipping company in Russia?
Go and search FESCO shipping company and make sure you drastically reduce your GOTV time.
GOTV war analyst.

Alamkir:
This picture shows u are even more ignorant.

VirileNelly2420:
Most of dem don't know how large Russia is. I was even shocked d day I learnt Russia is two times bigger dan the whole of USA (50 states combined).

Russia is just too big to b called a country. It's an empire.

Alamkir:
The funniest thing is, they only mentioned land. they forget to mention water where 90% of goods are being moved. Who control the waters in those regions

Ournolly:
Why should Russia pass through those places to get?
Is Russia landlocked?
Russia has access to the sea and can get wherever they want via see.

As advised, you seriously need to consult your map.

AroleOduduwa2:
The thousands the msm claimed were fleeing Russia are foreign nations, have you heard of any news of anyone fleeing recently, if you do, post the link.

BKayy:
See the outcome of "garbage in, garbage out" that you have conditioned your brain to.
Is China, North Korea, Azerbaijan part of the Sanction?

You still don't understand what Russia aims to gain from the expedition on southern part of Ukraine. With that part under control, Russia will have access to Moldova and Romania.

Azerbaijan recently nearly invaded Armenia because of the border issue but was calmed by no other person but Russia herself.

Finally with China, India, Mali, Iran and other African and Asian/Arab countries by Russian side, Russia have a market of atleast 5 billion people (3/4 of the whole world)

You see my friend, Europe and USA are the minority here.

BKayy:
It is obvious that your brain is just the output device of Western Propaganda.

When I said that it will be put to test, a reasonable person would have understood that it is time to put what the USA has been brandishing on paper to an actual test but a "gabbage in, gabbage out" like you only resort to expose more of the hidden talent of stupidity in his body.

Atleast you've now known that Russia is the proven largest exporter of gas

BKayy:
You really need to collect your fees paid to your geography teacher back.

Are you talking about the same Russia that borders more than 14 countries and also have maritime border with USA?

What exactly is Azerbaijan for?

BKayy:
And that will be put to a test.

You know one thing you should learn? It is to understand what you are trying to talk trash about before celebrating your ignorance.

BKayy:
LOL countries of combined landmass of less than 500,000 km2 "completely isolating" a country of 17 million Km2.

Lol who was your geography teacher?

Russia is a continent. She is even bigger than the whole Europe. Like almost times two

BKayy:
Does USA have enough gas for herself? Lol. Speaking of beggars giving alms to the poor

quote author=BKayy Am I the one that cold will finish in December or buy gas times three the price from Hungarian and Chinese resellers?

Mtcheww... All idiots to their own stupidity. Imagine Lithuania, a country of 63,300 km2 which is roughly the size of Niger state and Oyo shutting the embassy of a country that is actually bigger than the whole of Europe.

Yes, Russia is actually bigger than the whole of Europe like times two.
Europe = 10 million Km2 while
Russia= 17 million km2

I know some of you might wonder out loud that you thought that Russia is part of Europe. Nope, only a small fraction and of Russia is in Europe.
Russia is like a full continent on her own

In response to the Russian military offensive against Ukraine, the Lithuanian administration on Monday, April 4, announced its decision to expel its Russian ambassador.

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in their statement outlined that the ambassador of Russia to Lithuania will need to leave the country.

The government has decided to shut the Consulate General in Klaipeda in response to the ongoing military offensive against Ukraine at the behest of Vladimir Putin. The decision of the Lithuanian administration comes at a time when the military aggression by Russia has entered its 40th day today.

Lithuania's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in their statement revealed that the representatives of the Russian Embassy in Vilnius who had been summoned to the Foreign Ministry have been informed regarding the decision.

Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabriel Landsbergis asserted that the country has decided to lower the level of diplomatic representation with Moscow. He further added that the ambassador of Russia to Lithuania can return to the country in the near future. Furthermore, Landsbergis underlined that they express full solidarity with Ukrainians who have been suffering for long owing to Russia's "unprecedented aggression."

He also emphasized that Lithuania, in the strongest terms, condemns atrocities committed by Russian armed forces in occupied Ukrainian cities.

'War crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine will not be forgotten': Landsbergis

In the statement, Gabriel Landsbergis mentioned the "horrific massacres" in Bucha and other Ukrainian cities. Furthermore, the Lithuanian Foreign Minister warned that the scenes witnessed by the international community in Bucha might be only the beginning.

He further added that they might see more "horrific examples of war crimes" in other liberated cities. He even asserted that the war crimes committed by Russian troops in Ukraine will not be "forgotten." Earlier on April 3, Landsbergis condemned Russia's action in Ukraine's Bucha and stressed that they can imagine what could be happening in other occupied regions.

He called on EU to adopt action, adding that purchasing Russian oil and gas is similar to financing the war crimes.

sapientia:
If its not flavoured with winnings for Russia, its propaganda

They are the only people that open threads upon threads to down play the effect of sanctions of Russia

They love unknown twitter sources and youtube a lot

sapientia:
The prople you are trying to educate do not read

Just give them 6 months to one year

They will see effects of the sanction on Russia