The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms: The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared a member of the Romanian Embassy in Moscow persona non grata.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in Bucharest confirms that on Thursday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation communicated the decision to declare a member of the Romanian Embassy staff in Moscow as persona non grata.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that today, August 27, 2026, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation communicated the decision to declare a member of the Romanian Embassy staff in Moscow as persona non grata. This measure by the Russian side is reciprocal, occurring in response to the decision adopted by the Romanian authorities on July 27, 2026, regarding the declaration as unacceptable of a member of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Bucharest (https://www.mae.ro/node/68788)," the MFA reports.