The Russian Consul came on Thursday on the call to the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine because of the arrest in the capital of Russia on suspicion of espionage of Ukrainian Roman Sushchenko, again waiting on the last working day of the week, said press Secretary of the Ministry of foreign Affairs Marian Betz.




"The Russian Consul to call the foreign Ministry did not come. I hope... tomorrow He will explain non-admission to Ukrainian Consul ", ? wrote Betz on Twitter. Before the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Ukraine said about calling the Consul of Russia for explanations on the question of non-admission of Ukrainian diplomats Sushchenko, RIA " Novosti ". On the first day of the week, the FSB announced the detention of the journalist of the edition "UKRINFORM" Roman Sushchenko, which, according to the Russian special services, is the employee of the main intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of defense of Ukraine and gathered secret information on the activities of the military power and nazvanii of Russia. In "UKRINFORM" told that Sushchenko working in the publishing reporter since 2002, and rejected the accusations of espionage, noting that the journalist is on vacation and has arrived to capital of Russia on personal business. The Russian foreign Ministry said that Sushchenko was not applied to the Ministry for accreditation of journalists. Ukrainian lawyer mark Feigin said that his client did not plead guilty. Relatively Sushchenko prosecuted under the criminal code according to clause " Espionage ". The decision of the Lefortovo court he was remanded in custody until November 30. As said press Secretary of the President Dmitry Peskov, no campaigns against the Ukrainian or any other media in Russia is not and can not be, all commissioners of foreign mass media are regulated through legislation.

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