Denmark orders Russia to cut embassy staff in Copenhagen

Denmark has decided to limit the number of Russian diplomats allowed in its embassy in Copenhagen to five and administrative staff to 20, forcing Moscow to cut its staff, the Danish Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Friday.

"The decision to have the same number of employees in the respective embassies means that the Russian embassy in Copenhagen must reduce its current staff," the Danish ministry announced, saying the decision must be implemented by September 29.

It is not clear how many diplomats and other employees will have to leave the Russian embassy.

For a long time, Denmark and Russia have been conducting visa negotiations for employees at the Danish embassy in Moscow, with the aim of a smooth functioning of the embassies in both Denmark and Russia, the ministry said.

"The negotiations have not led to results due to repeated Russian attempts to include Russian intelligence workers in visa requests as part of these negotiations," the Danish ministry said in a statement./ VOA

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