MOSCOW. May 25 (Interfax) - Russia has declared five Swedish diplomats personae non gratae and ordered that they leave the country, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
Russia has also informed Swedish Ambassador Malena Mard about its decision to close the Russian consulate general in Gothenburg on September 1, 2023, and to rescind consent to the work of the Swedish consulate general in St Petersburg on the same day.
The ministry explained the decision with the declaration of five employees of Russian diplomatic missions to Sweden personae non gratae on April 25, 2023.