Category: Russian Embassy

Australia Cancels Russian Embassy’s Lease Near Parliament House

June 16, 2023
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The Australian government is introducing legislation to terminate a new diplomatic lease for the Russian embassy near Parliament House in Canberra on national security grounds. Announcing the decision at a press conference in Canberra on June 15, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the government had received “very clear” security advice about the risks posed by…

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Israel Embassy Claims Ottawa Downgraded Security, Despite Threats

October 10, 2022
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The Embassy of Israel in Ottawa says it feels at risk of violence after nearly three years of pushing Global Affairs Canada to increase its security. It is exceptionally rare for embassies and consulates to go public with concerns about their security, but the Israeli Embassy provided two senior officials for an interview on the…

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Russian Embassy in Australia Evacuated After Suspicious Package

March 3, 2022
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The Russian Embassy in the Australian capital, Canberra, has been evacuated after two suspicious packages were delivered to the building on March 3. Emergency services were dispatched to investigate the substance, with authorities placing an emergency filtration tent around the item. ACT Policing confirmed with The Epoch Times that local law enforcement and emergency services…

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Russian Embassy in Australia Evacuated After Suspicious Package Found

March 3, 2022
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The Russian Embassy in the Australian capital, Canberra, has been evacuated after two suspicious packages were delivered to the building on March 3. Emergency services were dispatched to investigate the substance, with authorities placing an emergency filtration tent around the item. ACT Policing confirmed with The Epoch Times that local law enforcement and emergency services…

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Diplomat Found Dead Outside Berlin Embassy Was Russian Secret Agent: Der Spiegel

November 5, 2021
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BERLIN—German security services believe that a man found dead in a street outside the Russian Embassy in Berlin last month was an undercover agent of Russia’s FSB intelligence service, Der Spiegel reported on Friday. The body of the 35-year-old man was found early on Oct. 19 by Berlin police officers guarding the building, the magazine…

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Moscow to Request Flights for Afghan Students Permitted to Study in Russia: Embassy

August 25, 2021
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MOSCOW—The Russian government will request flights out of Afghanistan in September for Afghan students who are planning to study in Russia, the embassy said in a statement on Tuesday. The Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan could stop hundreds of Afghans from taking up university places in Russia or continuing with classes that have moved online during…

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Putin: ‘Unfriendly’ Embassies May Face Russian Hiring Bans

April 25, 2021
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MOSCOW—Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree allowing the country to limit the number of Russians employed at embassies of countries determined to be unfriendly, or to ban their employment entirely. The measure, announced by the Kremlin on Friday, comes amid a flurry of expulsions of Russian diplomats from the United States and European…

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Italy Orders 2 Russian Embassy Officials Expelled for Spying

March 31, 2021
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ROME—Italy ordered two Russian Embassy officials expelled Wednesday and arrested an Italian Navy captain on spying charges after police caught the officer allegedly giving classified documents to one of the Russians in exchange for money. Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio told a joint session of the Italian Parliament’s foreign relations committees that the documentation concerned…

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