Estonia Expels Russian Diplomat Over Subversion Claims

Estonian authorities said Wednesday that they declared a Russian diplomat persona non grata over alleged activities undermining the Baltic country’s constitutional order and violating sanctions. “The Russian embassy’s ongoing interference in the internal affairs of the Republic of Estonia must end,” Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna said in a statement, without revealing the Russian diplomat’s name. Estonia’s Foreign Ministry accused the diplomat of “directly and actively undermining” the country’s constitutional order and legal system, as well as assisting in sanctions violations and fueling social division.