Czech Republic to expel Belarusian diplomat over alleged espionage

9/9/2025 6:28

The Czech Republic will expel a Belarusian diplomat it accuses of espionage, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday.



The Czech counterintelligence service said that together with Romanian and Hungarian services it had "broken up a Belarusian intelligence network being built in Europe."



Minsk's relations with many central European countries have become increasingly strained since its ally Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.



"We have declared a Belarusian diplomat working for the secret service persona non grata. We will not tolerate the abuse of diplomatic cover for secret service activities," the Foreign Ministry said in a post on X.