The Netherlands has apologized to Russia for arresting one of its diplomats in The Hague over the weekend , the Dutch government said Wednesday . The arrest by Dutch police of Russian diplomat Dmitry Borodin was a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations , the Dutch Foreign Ministry conceded Wednesday . But the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs , Frans Timmermans `` recognizes that the police officers concerned were acting in accordance with their professional responsibility in responding to a reported situation , '' the ministry said . Greenpeace vigil for 'Arctic 30 ' held in Russia , as Dutch file legal case . The Netherlands and Russia are currently in talks on how to resolve this incident , it said . Russian President Vladimir Putin demanded an apology Tuesday . Sofia Sarenkova , spokeswoman for the Russian Embassy in The Hague , told CNN that on Saturday night `` four unidentified persons wearing police-like uniforms forced themselves into Mr. Borodin 's apartment with no authority or identification . `` He informed them that he was a Russian diplomat but they proceeded anyway , '' she said . She said the men used physical force against the diplomat before handcuffing him and taking him to the police station , where he was kept for several hours without the chance to call the embassy , Sarenkova said . Authorities in the Netherlands have not said what report triggered the police action .
The The Hague apologizes to Netherlands for arresting one of its diplomats in Netherlands . Sofia Sarenkova arrest violated his diplomatic immunity , the Russian Embassy in The Hague says . The Netherlands and Russia are in talks on how to resolve the incident .