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The Ukrainian diplomat detained in St. Petersburg, was held for several hours, and he was now back at the country's consulate, said Ukraine's foreign ministry on Saturday.
Russian news agency TASS reported on Saturday that Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) detained a Ukrainian diplomat in St. Petersburg a day earlier, accusing him of obtaining classified information from a Russian national.
"On April 16, the Federal Security Service apprehended Ukrainian diplomat - consul of the Ukrainian General Consulate in St. Petersburg Alexander Sosonyuk red-handed upon receiving classified data from the databases of Russian law-enforcement agencies and the FSB," the press office said in a statement.
"This activity is incompatible with the status of a diplomatic employee and is hostile to the Russian Federation. The foreign diplomat will be dealt with in accordance with international law," the FSB said.
Ukraine's foreign ministry said the Ukrainian side will soon decide how to respond to this provocation.
The case was the latest flare-up of tensions between the two neighboring countries as bilateral ties soured amid a build-up of Russian troops along the border and clashes in eastern Ukraine between the army and separatists.
(CGTN)
