# Russia declares Romanian diplomat in Moscow persona non grata, Foreign Ministry says

https://mins.news/en/item/34094

- TASS, 2026-08-27 08:25 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2178253

> Russia has declared an employee of Romania’s embassy in Moscow persona non grata in retaliation for Romania’s earlier decision to expel a Russian embassy employee, the Foreign Ministry says. Romania’s charge d’affaires, Liliana Burda, was summoned and handed the notice.