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Czechs expel two Russians in fake murder plot
By EUobserver
The Czech Republic, on Friday, expelled two Russian diplomats after one of them drafted a fake memo about assassination plans against three Russia-critical Czech mayors, shared it with Czech intelligence, and news of it appeared in Czech magazine Respekt. "The whole case arose as a result of an internal struggle between [Russian embassy] employees", Czech PM Andrej Babiš said. Russia has complained and signalled tit-for-tat Czech expulsions to follow.