The Russian Embassy in Moldova has expressed a protest following the… (посольство · дипломатический · молдавия)
The Russian Embassy in Moldova has expressed a protest following the detention of diplomatic couriers. Specifically, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs lodged an official protest with the Moldovan authorities regarding the detention of Russian diplomatic couriers at Chișinău International Airport.
Consensus
- Russian diplomatic couriers were detained at Chisinau airport on June 25
- The detention lasted several hours
- The Russian Embassy protested the action
- The couriers were reportedly subjected to a search of diplomatic correspondence and forced surrender of mobile phones
- The Moldovan authorities were notified in advance of the couriers' arrival
- The Russian Embassy cited violations of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations
Points of divergence
- The Moldovan authorities ignored references to international law and the couriers' immunity — kommersant
- The Russian Embassy described the actions as an attempt to hinder normal functioning of the diplomatic mission — vedomosti
- The Russian Embassy described Moldova's actions as returning to a destructive practice of blocking diplomatic mail — vesti
- A Russian citizen was also detained at the airport on June 20 and subjected to humiliating pressure — kommersant
- The Russian ambassador also raised concerns about Ukrainian military aircraft using Moldovan airspace — vedomosti
Coverage (3 sources)
- Russian Embassy in Moldova Expresses Protest After Detention of Diplomatic Couriers — Коммерсантъ
- Russian Embassy Expresses Protest to Moldova Over Detention of Diplomatic Couriers — Ведомости
- Russian Embassy protests Moldova's violation of the Vienna Convention — Вести