Declared persona non grata Russian diplomats today, April 2, left Lithuania. "Three embassy employees left Lithuania on time," the representative of the Russian Embassy in RIA Novosti reported.. We will remind, earlier the Baltic state was supported with the boycott, to which the countries of the European Union, the USA and the states which are not entering into EU urged, Great Britain. Lithuania announced the expulsion of three Russian employees who were due to leave the country within a week. Moscow reciprocated. This decision in the Baltic republic was considered unfair. "Russia's response is not equivalent," said Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius. There are 33 of our diplomats serving, and in Russia - 15 Lithuanian ambassadors.

Diplomatic barter began with the filing of the United Kingdom, which, accusing Moscow of attempting to ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, expelled from London 23 ambassadors.

As many British employees left Russia. Further, the United States, Canada, a number of European states, including France, Germany and Poland, the Baltic states, Ukraine, Moldova, Croatia, Albania, declared their intention to get rid of representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission. In total, more than 100 ambassadors will return to Russia.