The ministry said on 10 November that it summoned Ambassador Lilian Darii and expelled the employee in response to Moldova’s October 23 expulsion of a Russian embassy employee.
Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on 10 November that it had summoned Moldova’s ambassador, Lilian Darii, and told him that a member of Moldova’s embassy staff in Moscow had been declared unacceptable and expelled. The ministry described the move as reciprocal retaliation for Moldova’s expulsion of a Russian embassy employee on 23 October and said it lodged a strong protest with Darii.
Moldova’s decision followed a drone incident. President Maia Sandu said a Russian Geran drone had violated Moldovan airspace and fallen near homes and an energy facility. Russia’s ministry called the alleged discovery of drone debris carrying explosives a pretext for Moldova’s action and described the expulsion as unfriendly.
Moldovan police said a resident reported finding a drone in Kistelnita, in Telenesti District, about 100 meters from a residential building. Moldova’s Defense Ministry said a drone had entered the country’s airspace earlier that day during a large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine, The Kyiv Independent said.
Drones have entered Moldovan territory repeatedly since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
A diplomatic staff member declared persona non grata is considered unacceptable and is normally recalled by the sending country. Under Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, the host country may declare a diplomatic staff member persona non grata without explaining its decision and may refuse to recognize the person as a member of the mission if the person is not recalled.
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