President of Russia Vladimir Putin Wants to create a list of “unfriendly foreign states”. According to a message published on Friday evening by the Kremlin, sanctions are planned for their diplomatic missions. The objective is to appoint staff for the respective diplomatic missions and other state institutions Russia To be limited “If necessary,” it should also be possible to place a complete ban on recruitment.

Putin tasked the Russian government to prepare a list of foreign states to which these restrictions should apply. In addition, the number of employees to be determined with whom diplomatic missions concerned can still terminate employment contracts.

So the restrictions specifically relate to potential employees who are in Russia – not those who have come from related countries to work in diplomatic missions abroad.

The Russian Foreign Ministry had already taken such punitive steps America And Czech Republic – during the mutual expulsion of diplomats.