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Moscow summons Dutch envoy over spy equipment found in Russian military attache’s car

Russia’s Foreign Ministry stressed that this kind of incidents only complicate bilateral relations
Russia’s Foreign Ministry Valeriy Sharifulin/TASS
Russia’s Foreign Ministry
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MOSCOW, August 17. /TASS/. Dutch Charge d’Affaires in Moscow Dominique Kuhling-Bakker was summoned to Russia’s Foreign Ministry over the spy equipment found in the car of the Russian military attache in The Hague, the ministry said on Monday.

"Russia’s Foreign Ministry lodged a resolute protest to the Dutch ambassador over the surveillance equipment found in the car of the Russian military attache in The Hague," the ministry said in a statement.

"The Dutch diplomat was told about the need to take all-embracing measures immediately to prevent such incidents that run counter to the provisions of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations," the statement reads.

Russia’s Foreign Ministry also stressed that such unfriendly acts "complicate the already uneasy bilateral relations."