Russia summons Dutch diplomat over 'spying equipment' in car
Russia's foreign ministry has summoned the Dutch charge d'affaires in Moscow to protest what it said was an incident of spying on Russia's military attache in the Netherlands.
Russia "strongly protested" to the Dutch diplomat
after the discovery of "spy equipment" in the official car of the
Russian military attache in the Netherlands, the ministry said in a statement
on Monday.
"These unfriendly actions further complicate the
already difficult relations between the two countries," the statement
said.
Moscow called for immediate measures to prevent similar
incidents in the future, according to the ministry.
According to Dutch public television, Prime Minister Mark
Rutte declined to comment.
Espionage cases have multiplied in recent years between
Russia and Western governments, with relations at their lowest since the
Ukrainian crisis and Moscow's annexation of the Crimean peninsula in 2014.
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