Envoys to be ousted

ATHENS: Greece had informed Russia on Friday last week that it planned to expel Russian diplomats from the country for illegal activities connected to rallies against a deal with Macedonia, a Greek diplomatic source said yesterday.

“We had issued warnings to Russian authorities for some time over (the actions of) these specific four diplomats and civilians, and on Friday it was officially raised, giving them a reasonable period of a few days to leave the country,” the source said.

The allegations concerned involvement in rallies against a deal with Macedonia and attempts to offer money to state officials, the source said.