The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia informs that the Embassy of the Russian Federation must reduce the number of its staff by February 1, 2023.

The purpose of the decision is to achieve parity in the state of embassies. As a result of this decision, the number of staff of the Russian embassy should be reduced to 8 diplomatic posts and 15 regular posts of administrative, technical and service personnel..

" In light of the fact that during the war of aggression the Russian embassy staff is not engaged in promoting Estonian-Russian relations, we believe that there is no reason for the current size of the Russian embassy," case of Urmas Reinsalu.

The Foreign Minister stressed that since the beginning of the war, Estonia has reduced bilateral relations with the Russian Federation to an absolute minimum..

“In the spring, we closed the Russian consulates in Narva and Tartu and expelled three members of the diplomatic staff of the Russian embassy who were actively blowing up the security of Estonia and spreading propaganda justifying Russian military actions. Now we are setting limits on the number of Russian diplomats working in Estonia, achieving parity. Today's step correlates with the lowest point of our relations in general,"

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Recall that earlier the media reported that Estonia became the first EU country to launch a mechanism for the seizure of arrested Russian assets.. At the end of December, the Estonian government instructed the ministries to prepare a plan.