Russia Summons Swedish Ambassador Over Drone Incident at Embassy in Stockholm

Russia's Foreign Ministry announced on Monday that it will summon Sweden's ambassador in Moscow, Anna Christina Therese Johannesson, to protest a series of incidents involving drones at the Russian embassy in Stockholm. According to the Russian embassy, two drones fell on its premises on July 2. One drone carried a container with red paint, and the other had a fake bomb attached. No injuries were reported.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said the Swedish ambassador would be reminded of Sweden's obligations under the Vienna Convention and specific assurances previously given by Stockholm. "We'll have to do it again," Zakharova was quoted as saying by state news agencies. She described the incidents as "literal physical raids by drones that are being deliberately flown and targeted directly into the compound's perimeter."

On the same day as the latest incident, Russia's ambassador in Stockholm, Sergei Belyayev, said the embassy had submitted a formal note of protest to Sweden's foreign ministry. The embassy accused Swedish law enforcement of doing "little more than filing formal reports" into "dozens" of similar acts of vandalism recorded in recent years.