Russia returns blow to Macedonia: He took the diplomat from Moscow.

Considering the Macedonian authorities' decision of “unreasoned”, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said that the state's charge d'afro is informed of Moscow's decision to expel this embassy worker on June 10th.

The name of the outcast has not been made known in the statement, nor should he leave Russia.

In May, Northern Macedonia has announced that it has decided to expel a Russian diplomat “in line with Article 9 of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations”.

Based on that article, the host, at any time, and for whatever reason, may announce a member of the diplomatic staff as unwanted.

Russian diplomat has been declared unwanted on May 14th, after Russian Ambassador to Skopje Sergei Alexandrovic Bazdiki's decision has been clarified. He had seven days to leave Northern Macedonia.

According to the Foreign Ministry's announcement, “the reason for the diplomat's expulsion was activities that do not comply with the behavior a foreign diplomat must have serving in the accredited country”.

Several other states of the former Soviet blockade in Central and Eastern Europe, all members of the European Union and NATO, have expelled Russian diplomats recently, prompting similar actions from Moscow.

The expulsion series was launched in April, when the Czech Republic expelled a host of diplomats, due to allegations that Russian spies have been involved in a deadly explosion at an ammunition depot in 2014.

Moscow has responded the same and expelled diplomats in retaliation.

Northern Macedonia has expelled Russian diplomats even in 2018, as a sign of solidarity with Britain after poisoning nervous agents in England, an incident targeting Russian double agent Sergei Scripal.