The Russian Foreign Ministry said on August 6 it summoned Moldova's charges d'affaires and informed him that an employee of the Moldovan Embassy in Moscow had been declared persona non grata in response to a similar move by Moldova last week. On August 1, Moldova's Foreign Ministry declared an employee of the Russian Embassy in Chisinau persona non grata and gave him 48 hours to leave the country. That move came hours after authorities in Chisinau detained two Moldovan officials following a raid by security forces on parliament premises linked to a spying investigation. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Russian Service, click here.
