The Czech Republic called the entry into the list of countries unfriendly to Russia a step towards escalation

Russia's decision to include the Czechs in the list of unfriendly states is a step towards further escalation of relations. This is stated in the statement of the Czech Foreign Ministry, reports "

" Moreover, it completely contradicts the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, especially with regard to the obligation of the signatories to allow diplomatic missions to function properly and the principle of non-discrimination between states, "

The Foreign Ministry said that this step by the Russian government does not change the original decision to limit the number of employees of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Prague..

" We regret that Russia chooses the path of confrontation to its own detriment, since such a measure will also have an indirect impact on the possible development of contacts between ordinary citizens, in the field of tourism or the development of trade relations, "

The day before, the Russian government included the United States and the Czech Republic on the list of unfriendly foreign states..