Russia sends diplomatic note to Netherlands over defense minister’s remarks

The Russian embassy has sent a diplomatic note to the Dutch Foreign Ministry over Defense Minister Dilan Yesilgoz-Zegerius’s remarks about Russia, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said on October 20.

Zakharova said no official reply had been received, although individual members of the Dutch government had already commented on the issue.

The note followed a statement by Yesilgoz-Zegerius, who is also the first deputy prime minister, that The Hague regarded Moscow as an “enemy.”