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| Putin demands Dutch arrest apology as ties worsen | Putin demands Dutch arrest apology as ties worsen |
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded an apology after police in the Netherlands briefly detained a Russian diplomat for alleged domestic abuse. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has demanded an apology after police in the Netherlands briefly detained a Russian diplomat for alleged domestic abuse. |
| Condemning the incident as a breach of protocol, he said those who arrested Dmitri Borodin at his home on Saturday night should be punished. | Condemning the incident as a breach of protocol, he said those who arrested Dmitri Borodin at his home on Saturday night should be punished. |
| Dutch police did not comment after Mr Borodin said he had been assaulted. | Dutch police did not comment after Mr Borodin said he had been assaulted. |
| Ties between the countries have been strained by the detention of Greenpeace activists in Russia last month. | Ties between the countries have been strained by the detention of Greenpeace activists in Russia last month. |
| The Netherlands launched legal action last week to free the activists, who were charged with piracy after a protest on an Arctic oil rig owned by state-controlled firm Gazprom. | |
| The 30 people, who include two Dutch citizens, were arrested aboard the Dutch-flagged Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise. | |
| 'Flat stormed' | 'Flat stormed' |
| Speaking during a visit to Indonesia, Mr Putin told reporters: "This is the most gross breach of the Vienna Convention [on Diplomatic Relations]. | Speaking during a visit to Indonesia, Mr Putin told reporters: "This is the most gross breach of the Vienna Convention [on Diplomatic Relations]. |
| "We are waiting for explanations and apologies and also for those guilty to be punished. We will react depending on how the Dutch side behaves." | "We are waiting for explanations and apologies and also for those guilty to be punished. We will react depending on how the Dutch side behaves." |
| The foreign ministry in Moscow said the diplomat's flat in The Hague had been stormed by "armed people in camouflage uniform" and Mr Borodin had been beaten "in front of his children, on the absolutely made-up excuse that he allegedly mistreated them". | The foreign ministry in Moscow said the diplomat's flat in The Hague had been stormed by "armed people in camouflage uniform" and Mr Borodin had been beaten "in front of his children, on the absolutely made-up excuse that he allegedly mistreated them". |
| "This was done after Mr Borodin explained he was a diplomat," foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told Interfax news agency. | "This was done after Mr Borodin explained he was a diplomat," foreign ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told Interfax news agency. |
| "Our diplomat was put in handcuffs and taken to a police station where he was held almost all night. After that he was let go without any explanations or apologies." | "Our diplomat was put in handcuffs and taken to a police station where he was held almost all night. After that he was let go without any explanations or apologies." |
| Police spokeswoman Ellen van Zijl confirmed an "incident" with the diplomat had taken place but she could not give details, the Associated Press reports. | Police spokeswoman Ellen van Zijl confirmed an "incident" with the diplomat had taken place but she could not give details, the Associated Press reports. |
| Mr Borodin, a minister counsellor at the Russian embassy, expressed indignation at his alleged rough treatment by Dutch police on his private Twitter account, insisting he loved his children, a girl of four and a baby boy. | Mr Borodin, a minister counsellor at the Russian embassy, expressed indignation at his alleged rough treatment by Dutch police on his private Twitter account, insisting he loved his children, a girl of four and a baby boy. |
| Thanking sympathisers for their messages of support on Tuesday, he said in a tweet he would not be commenting further as it was no longer a private matter. | Thanking sympathisers for their messages of support on Tuesday, he said in a tweet he would not be commenting further as it was no longer a private matter. |