Moscow expels Deputy Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia

Deputy Ambassador of the Czech Republic to Russia, Lubos Vesely, was among 20 diplomats, who were expelled from the Russian Federation amid the major diplomatic scandal between the two countries, Czech publication Novinky.cz reported with reference to the head of the Czech Foreign Ministry, Jan Hamacek. He said that he would discuss the response to Moscow's actions with Czech Prime Minister Andrei Babis.  “The reaction was very strong, it was one step higher, because the most senior deportee was the deputy ambassador. The fact that he was expelled is a situation, to which the Czech Republic must respond,” Hamacek said.