In Tit-For-Tat Measure, Moscow Expels Two Estonian Diplomats

by L Todd WoodJune 1, 2017August 14, 201802864

Russia has declared the Estonian consul-general in St. Petersburg and the head of the consulate-general’s Pskov chancery as persona non grata, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, reports Russian state news agency TASS.

“The head of the Estonian diplomatic mission was handed over a note, which says that in response to Tallinn’s afore-mentioned provocative step, a decision has been made to declare Estonian Consul-General in St. Petersburg Jaanus Kirikmae and Head of the Pskov Chancery of the Consulate-General in St. Petersburg Katrin Kanarik as persona non grata,” the ministry said.

“These Estonian diplomats were ordered to leave the Russian Federation within five days,” the statement says.

The Russian side “stressed again that the Estonian authorities’ continued destructive line will inevitably have a most negative impact on bilateral relations.”

“The Estonian authorities will bear the entire responsibility for the consequences of such policy,” the ministry said.

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L Todd Wood

L. Todd Wood, a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, flew special operations helicopters supporting SEAL Team 6, Delta Force and others. After leaving the military, he pursued his other passion, finance, spending 18 years on Wall Street trading emerging market debt, and later, writing. The first of his many thrillers is "Currency." Todd has been a national security columnist for The Washington Times and contributed to One American News, Fox Business, Newsmax TV, Moscow Times, the New York Post, National Review, the Jerusalem Post, Zero Hedge and others. He is also publisher of Creative Destruction Media and editor-in-chief of Tsarizm.com. For more information about L. Todd Wood, visit LToddWood.com.

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