Russia Wants To Prosecute US Diplomats For Stealing Backpack
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The announcement comes amid simmering tensions between Russia and the West and days after NATO stripped eight members of the Russian mission to the alliance of their accreditation.
Russia on Friday called on the US embassy in Moscow to waive the diplomatic immunity of three of its staff, saying they were suspected of stealing.
The announcement comes amid simmering tensions between Moscow and the West and days after NATO stripped eight members of the Russian mission to the alliance of their accreditation.
Russia's foreign ministry said it sent a note to the embassy with the request to "waive the diplomatic immunity of three employees of the US mission in order to prosecute them on criminal charges".
It added that the three employees were "stealing the personal items of a Russian citizen".
