Kosovo’s President Orders 2 Russian Diplomats Expelled

Kosovo's acting President Vjosa Osmani speaks during a press conference in Pristina on March 2, 2021. ARMEND NIMANI/AFP via Getty Images

PRISTINA, Kosovo—Kosovo has ordered the expulsion of two Russian diplomats for allegedly “endangering national security,” the Balkan country’s president said Friday, accusing Russia of trying to destabilize the region.

President Vjosa Osmani said in a statement that she asked the foreign ministry “to declare two officials of the Liaison Office of the Russian Federation in Kosovo ‘persona non grata.’”