On Tuesday, the Czech Republic announced the expulsion of the Belarusian diplomat, who was a news officer according to the Security Information Service. Minsk condemned Prague’s decision as a “hostile and unfounded” step and threatened with retaliatory measures.
Minsk condemned the decision of the Czech Republic on Tuesday to expel one of the Belarusian diplomats and described it as a “hostile and unfounded” step. According to Reuters report, TASR reports this.
Belarus: This step is unfounded and politically motivated
“Belarus strongly condemns the decision of the Czech party to declare a worker of the Belarusian Embassy in Prague as an unwanted person,” the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
“This step is unfounded and politically motivated and also does not help with the development of constructive interactions and normalization of bilateral relations,” stressed Belarusian diplomacy. According to the statement, it reserves the right to take retaliatory measures and called on the Czech authorities not to continue in enemy steps.
The Czech Republic has broken the Belarusian spy network and expels the diplomat
The Czech Security Information Service (BIS) informed that it, together with the news services of Romania and Hungary, broke the Belarusian news network built in Europe. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic therefore decided to expose the Belarusian intelligence officer, who was in the country under the coverage of a diplomat. According to BIS chief Michal Koudelka, it is necessary to limit the movement of accredited diplomats from Russia and Belarus in Schengen.
The relations of Belarus with Central Europe countries have gradually worsened mainly because of its support for Russia in the war in Ukraine, writes AFP. Minsk allowed Russian troops to use their territory in aggression against Ukraine, but the Belarusian President stressed that the armed forces of his country will not participate in the war.
The Czech Republic said in a statement that Prague would not tolerate “misuse of diplomatic coverage in secret services activities”, Reuters added.
