By Ilayda Cakirtekin
ISTANBUL (AA) - The Czech Republic on Monday said that it declared a Belarusian diplomat "persona non grata" over alleged "espionage."
"Diplomacy defends us. We declared a Belarusian diplomat working for the intelligence services persona non grata. We will not tolerate the abuse of diplomatic cover for espionage," the Czech Foreign Ministry said on US social media company X.
It said the Czech Security Information Service and other European intelligence services dismantled a Belarusian intelligence network.