This is the next Russian “non grata” in Albania

Alexey Krivosev was expelled yesterday from Albania due to the breach of anti-action measures. - CO VID.

Before serving in Tirana, the Russian diplomat had served in the Balkan states, respectively, in northern Macedonia. One time he was at the Embassy of Russia's Federation in Skopje.

Interestingly, Russian diplomats do not leave the region separately.

Another case when Albania had expelled a Russian Embassy official from Tirana who had previously served in Skopje was accused Vladislav Filipov as part of Russian spying. Filipov has been part of the Russian intelligence military service GRU. The same has been discussed as part of the ban on the election of Zoran Zaev, Macedonia's prime minister in 2017, in Skopje.

At that time, even according to international media, Filipov had co-operated with Serbian intelligence officer BIA Goran Zivalevic.

During this time, even the newly born diplomat from Tirana had served in Skopje. But he does not have accurate information about what he has been engaged in.

His deportation has sparked a diplomatic response to the Russian side, saying the “republic of his name conflicts with international diplomatic practice”.

On the other hand, Albania's Foreign Ministry has said in the communique to the media that Russians since the beginning of anti measures - CO VID has drawn remarks from the Russian Embassy in Tirana for violating the rules.

“Since April 2020, but and early this year, the Albanian government has had repeated complaints and complaints about the open violations of the measures taken on the part of a diplomat of the Russian Federation embassy in Tirana. The repeated challenge of rules and safeguard clauses against pandemic and the disregard of concerns of related Albanian state institutions cannot be justified and can no longer be tolerated”, the Albanian Foreign Ministry said.