Slovakia expels Russian diplomat for ‘espionage’

Slovakia prime minister Peter Pellegrini speaks during a news conference with French president Emmanuel Macron at Bratislava Castle in Bratislava, Slovakia on 26 October 2018. Reuters File Photo
Slovakia prime minister Peter Pellegrini speaks during a news conference with French president Emmanuel Macron at Bratislava Castle in Bratislava, Slovakia on 26 October 2018. Reuters File Photo

Slovakia has expelled a Russian diplomat after information from military intelligence showed he engaged in espionage activities in the NATO and European Union member country, prime minister Peter Pellegrini said on Wednesday.

"We expelled him on 22 November and he left Slovakia within 48 hours," Pellegrini told reporters.