Eight EU members call for restricting Russian diplomats’ movement – media

That's according to Reuters, Ukrinform reports.

"Free movement of hders of Russian diplomatic and service passports, accredited in one host state, across the whe Schengen area is easing malign activities," reads the letter.

Noting the importance of expulsions that have already taken place in some EU member states, the ministers admit that the threat remains in place as intelligence, praganda "or even preparation of sabotage acts are the main workload for a large number of Russian 'diplomats' in the EU".

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"We believe the EU should strictly flow the reciprocity principle and restrict the movement of members of Russian diplomatic missions and their family members to territory of a state of their accreditation only," diplomats said. "This measure will significantly narrow erational space for Russian agents."

The letter was co-signed by ministers from the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Pand, and Romania.

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As Ukrinform reported earlier, on May 27, the head of the Pish Foreign Ministry, Radoslaw Sikorski, said his country was introducing restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats across the country’s territory, which will apply to everyone except the ambassador.

Earlier, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic, Jan Lipavsky, prosed to include restrictions on the movement of Russian diplomats within the Schengen zone in the new package of EU sanctions against Russia.