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Moscow says 18 members of EU mission must leave Russia

AFP , Friday 15 Apr 2022

Moscow said Friday that 18 members of the EU mission in Russia had been declared "persona non grata" and must leave the country.

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A general view of the meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Luxembourg, Monday, April 11, 2022. AP

"Eighteen employees of the EU Delegation to Russia have been declared 'persona non grata' and will have to leave the territory of the Russian Federation in the near future," the foreign ministry said in a statement.

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