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Forty diplomats and staff of the Russian embassy in Bucharest will leave Romania, following the request of the government. Relations between the two countries have deteriorated since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Eleven diplomats and 29 technical and administrative staff, accompanied by their families, will leave Romania aboard a civilian aircraft belonging to a Russian airline.
Romanian broadcasters showed an Ilyushin Il-96 jet landing at Bucharest airport. It was due to depart later on Saturday, according to airport sources quoted in the local press.
"The decision reflects the current level of bilateral relations ... after Moscow began its war of aggression against Ukraine ," the Romanian foreign ministry said.
Romania joins the list of several countries that have expelled Russian diplomats from their countries for reasons mainly related to the invasion of Ukraine.
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