Latvia and Estonia are trying to intimidate their citizens by going after athletes, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has condemned Latvia and Estonia’s decision to revoke the status of several athletes who competed in the Games of the Future tournament in Russia this month.
The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Wednesday that 248 of its service members have been released from Ukrainian captivity. Kiev has claimed that 230 of its personnel have been exchanged with Moscow.