Moscow summons Moldovan ambassador in protest against actions against Russian embassy staff

MOSCOW: Russia summoned the Moldovan ambassador to the ​foreign ministry on Tuesday after it said employees of its embassy in Chisinau were subjected to “force and threats ‌of detention” ‌by ​Moldovan ‌police.
In ⁠a ​statement, the Russian ⁠Foreign Ministry named two recent incidents in which its staff in Moldova had ⁠been subjected to unreasonable delays ‌at ‌a border ​crossing ‌or random document checks ‌while traveling around the Moldovan capital.
In one of those incidents, ‌on the weekend, Moscow said Moldovan police “used force ⁠and ⁠threats of detention against Embassy staff.”
The statement said Moldova’s envoy, Lilian Darii, was told that Russia maintains the right to take retaliatory measures.