The Montenegrin government said Wednesday it had decided to expel a Russian diplomat and revoke the approval of the activities of the Russian Honorary Consul in the republic in connection with the poisoning of former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal.
“The Government of Montenegro has decided to proclaim a diplomatic representative accredited to the Russian embassy as persona non grata and to withdraw consent to the activities of the Honorary Consul of Russia in Montenegro. The Russian Embassy in Podgorica has been notified of these measures and given a period of seven days, so that the diplomatic representative could leave Montenegro,” the government declared.
Earlier, Prime Minister Dusko Markovic said that the government will decide on the expulsion of Russian diplomats in the next two days.