Estonia expels Russian diplomat-spy: Foreign Ministry claims attacks coordinated by FSB

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Russia has created an agent network for itself around the world, but they began to be exposed. One of the spy diplomats is expelled from Estonia.

Estonian Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said that the Estonian Foreign Ministry declared the Russian diplomat persona non grata. The Estonian agency informed the Russian Embassy that it will not tolerate Russian interference in the country’s sovereignty, reports the correspondent of 24 Channel.

Estonia will react

According to the Estonian minister, Russia interfered in the justice process by seizing documents from a criminal case and publishing this data on social networks.

I will not tolerate and do not accept interference in the internal affairs of Estonia and we will respond to such a situation quickly and specifically. By sending a diplomat, we show that Estonia does not allow any activity on its territory that is arranged by a foreign state,” Tsahkna said.

The Estonian Foreign Minister added that over the past two months Estonia detained 10 people and prevented attacks coordinated by Russian intelligence services. One example is the attack on the car of the Estonian Interior Minister.

A Russian spy was convicted in Britain

• A Russian spy who worked at the British Embassy in Berlin has been sentenced. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison. Spy David Ballantyne Smith claimed that when he began uncovering the embassy's secrets, he was depressed, lonely, and drinking heavily.
• David Smith photographed documents from tables and drawers, and recordings from CCTV cameras. He provided Russian officials with the names, photographs and personal details of embassy staff, as well as classified documents, particularly correspondence with then-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
• He pleaded guilty.