For the love of Putin: the Honorary Consul of the Russian Federation in the Netherlands is expelled from the castle (photo)
"The Russian ambassador has decided that the consulate should no longer be in the castle," explained its owner, artist Alexander Tararatinov, who has Russian and Dutch citizenship. Taratin is a familiar van Vloten. He complained about the threats of activists who promised to defeat his estate and works of his art if the Consulate of the Russian Federation did not release the castle. The Landgraf City Hall received complaints from locals and politicians.
Van Vlotten publicly supported the steps of Russian President Vladimir Putin. In one of the interviews of the Dutch media last year, he called the full -scale war of the Russian Federation with Ukraine "Mission of Peace". In his opinion, Russia has been "too soft" over the last 30 years. After these statements, the City Council Maastricht, where the consulate was previously, banned his activities. Taratinov decided to place the consulate in his castle in February, but did not draw it on the papers.
The artist considers it important even during the war for Russia and the Netherlands to maintain relationships and want to offer people the opportunity to dialogue in the castle, journalists say. According to the publication, last week, several Russian diplomats were told to leave the Netherlands. The trade representation of the Russian Federation in Amsterdam was closed, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs allowed the Cons them to move to Landgraf.
Van Vlotten lives in the castle with his wife Kateryna, the consulate is located in the municipality, which accepts more than a hundred refugees from Ukraine, added Limburger. Konstantin Van Wloten is a Russian businessman, his companies provided catering services in St. Petersburg.
In an interview with Nieuwsblad on March 15, 2014, he said that he served Pavlovsky and Catherine Palaces, Orangeators Complex and Petergoff Park, the State Russian Museum and the Menshikov Palace, a branch of the famous Hermitage. In Belgium, he bought the Chatea-de-La-mot castle of the 18th century and lived there for about 20 years. Van Vlotten is acquainted with the former President, Deputy Chairman of the Security Council of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, the authors said.
It should be reminded that Polish and Ukrainian activists in Warsaw on the anniversary of the Great invasion of February 24 held an action near the building where the staff of the Embassy of the Russian Federation lived. Activists woke them out with explosions and alarm. On February 2, the Austria government decided to send 4 Russian diplomats, their actions were declared incompatible with the diploma.