Swedish Ambassador Summoned to Russian Foreign Ministry Over Embassy Attack
Quick Look
- Sweden's ambassador to Moscow was summoned by the Russian Foreign Ministry following drone attacks on the Russian Embassy in Stockholm.
- Russia cited Sweden's obligations under the Vienna Convention and demanded prompt investigation results.
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Why It Matters
The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned the Swedish Ambassador to Moscow over drone attacks targeting the Russian Embassy in Stockholm. Russia cited Sweden's obligations under the Vienna Convention and previous assurances.
MOSCOW, July 6. /TASS/. Swedish Ambassador to Moscow Anna Christina Therese Johannesson left the Russian Foreign Ministry building after being summoned there over an attack on the Russian Embassy in Stockholm, a TASS correspondent reported.
TASS has gathered the key information on the development so far.
Russian MFA calls in Swedish envoy
- The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Swedish Ambassador to Moscow Christina Johannesson on Monday, ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said.
- According to her, Russia planned to focus the meeting on Sweden’s obligations under the Vienna Convention and also the assurances Stockholm provided earlier.
- Zakharova noted that Russia’s embassy in Sweden and Russian diplomats "have been the target of not just a terrorist threat but physical drones, with drones launched directly at the premises" of the diplomatic mission.
- She highlighted that this is not the first such incident involving drones.
- Earlier, Russia sent a note to the Swedish Foreign Ministry over another attack on the diplomatic mission, Russian Ambassador to Stockholm Sergey Belyayev told the Vesti television program.
- He pointed out that Moscow expected the Swedish authorities to promptly brief the mission on the outcome of their investigation.
- Swedish Ambassador to Moscow Christina Johannesson left the Russian Foreign Ministry building after a 40-minute meeting, without commenting to the media, a TASS correspondent reported.
Attack on embassy
- On July 2, drones attacked the Russian embassy in Sweden.
- A quadcopter dropped a container with red paint on the embassy premises.
- Another drone, which was carrying a simulated improvised explosive device, crashed on the mission’s territory next to the embassy building.
- Russian diplomats denounced the attack as a blatant attempt to intimidate embassy personnel.
- The embassy placed responsibility for continued attacks and their consequences on the Swedish authorities.
- Over 25 such attacks on the embassy have taken place since May 2024, Russian Ambassador to Stockholm Sergey Belyayev said.
- According to him, Russia has not seen any results of investigations by the host country's authorities over the past two years of attacks.
Open Questions
- What will be the outcome of Sweden's investigation?
- What specific assurances did Stockholm provide earlier?
- Will Sweden take further action to prevent future attacks?
