MOSCOW. Aug 3 (Interfax) - Estonian Ambassador to Russia Margus Laidre has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry and informed of the expulsion of an Estonian diplomat, who must leave Russia within a week, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a commentary on Tuesday.
"Estonian Ambassador to Russia Margus Laidre was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry. Strong protest was expressed to him, and a note was presented saying that an employee of the Estonian embassy in Moscow has been declared persona non grata based on the principle of reciprocity and must leave the territory of the Russian Federation within a week," the commentary said.