CZECH REPUBLIC

April 21, 2021

A day after the Czech Republic expelled 18 Russian diplomats, Russia retaliated by announcing it would send back 20 Czech diplomats, exacerbating relations that have already been strained in recent times.

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Prague had accused Russian embassy officials of being intelligence operatives, and said that it suspected them of being involved in a 2014 explosion at an arms depot that left two dead.
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
It is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the east.
Its Capital is Prague.

Source : Indian Express

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