Russia Summons Czech Ambassador over Diplomatic Row, Source Says
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Czech Republic’s ambassador in Moscow has been summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry in connection with a diplomatic scandal, a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry said.
"The Czech ambassador has been summoned to the Foreign Ministry," a source said, Sputnik reported.
In late April, Czech magazine Respekt reported that a Russian diplomat had brought ricin deadly poison into the country for allegedly killing Czech politicians involved in the dismantling of a statue to a Soviet war hero in Prague.
Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis accused two diplomats of hoaxing the plot to bring ricin into the country and announced their expulsion on 5 June. The Russian Embassy in the Czech Republic said that the accusations were a provocation.
Moscow has refuted all claims related to poisoning and Czech President Milos Zeman has also expressed doubts regarding the relevant reports.
