Russia's FSB officers detained Sosoniuk on April 16.
Russia has ordered Ukraine's consul in St. Petersburg Oleksandr Sosoniuk, who was detained by Russia's FSB Federal Security Service on Friday, to leave the country for allegedly receiving classified information.
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In particular, Ukraine's Charge d'Affaires in Russia Vasyl Pokotylo was summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Saturday over the "unlawful activities" of a consul of the Ukrainian Consulate General in St. Petersburg.
"The Russian side pointed out the inadmissibility of this kind of activity, which is incompatible with the status of a consular officer and detrimental to the security interests of the Russian Federation. It was announced that his stay in the territory of Russia is undesirable and it was recommended [that he] to leave its borders within 72 hours, starting from April 19, 2021," the statement said.