Russia detains Estonian diplomat in St Petersburg

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) detained an Estonian diplomat based in St Petersburg, Mart Latte, as he was receiving confidential information from a Russian citizen, the service said on Tuesday.

“This activity is not compatible with the status of a diplomatic official, and its nature is clearly hostile to the Russian Federation,” the FSB said.

“Measures in accordance with the norms of international law will be applied to the foreign diplomat.”

The FSB did not provide any further details. There was no immediate comment from the Estonian government.

Olusola Akintonde/Reuters