(FILES) In this file photo taken on April 22, 2021 the gate and a building of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Slovakia is seen in downtown Bratislava. - Slovakia, a member of the European Union, said on March 30, 2022 it had decided to expel 35 Russian diplomats based on information provided by intelligence services. The country will "reduce the staff of the Russian embassy in Bratislava by 35," foreign ministry spokesman Juraj Tomaga told AFP. (Photo by VLADIMIR SIMICEK / AFP)