The Dutch king, Willem Alexander, was about to visit Russia to celebrate the two countries’ friendly relations in the so-called “Netherlands-Russia Year.” The Dutch foreign minister duly apologized to Russia for the conduct of his country’s police, and Borodin was recalled to Moscow.
上述事件的时机非常尴尬，恰恰发生在荷兰国王威廉·亚历山大准备出访俄罗斯庆祝所谓“荷兰—俄罗斯年”两国友好关系之前。荷兰外交大臣为本国警方的行为向俄罗斯正式道歉，而且鲍罗廷则被召回莫斯科。