Estonia condemns ‘set-up’ detention of its diplomat in Russia
Al Jazeera
Russia claims it caught Estonian diplomat ‘red handed’ allegedly receiving classified documents.
Estonia has condemned Russia for detaining one of its diplomats after a “set-up” designed to make him look like a spy, saying the incident showed Russia is choosing confrontation in its relations with Europe. Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Tuesday it arrested Saint Petersburg-based diplomat Mart Latte after he was “caught red handed” receiving confidential information from a Russian citizen. “This activity is not compatible with the status of a diplomatic official, and its nature is clearly hostile to the Russian Federation,” FSB said in a statement.More Related News