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Newshour: 18/04/2021 20:06 GMT: Russia to expel twenty Czech diplomats in escalating row

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18/04/2021 20:06 GMT

18/04/2021 20:06 GMT: Russia to expel twenty Czech diplomats in escalating row

Russia to expel twenty Czech diplomats in escalating row

BBC World Service - Newshour, Russia to expel twenty Czech diplomats in escalating row

It’s Moscow’s reaction after Prague’s decision to expel 18 Russian diplomats

Czech officials suspect Russian agents were behind a deadly explosion at an arms depot seven years ago. Moscow summoned the Czech ambassador to Russia after the Kremlin denied any involvement.

Also on the programme: the international community warns Russia about the consequences if the opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, dies in jail; and potential insurgent attacks in N’Djamena, Chad’s capital, forces US non-essential staff to leave the country.

(Photo: Russian President Vladimir Putin during a meeting with senior members of the government. Credit: Reuters.)

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