Austria expelled four Russian diplomats on security grounds, with Russia vowing retaliation.
Austria expelled 18 Russian diplomats over five years, including three from the Vienna embassy and one from Russia’s OSCE mission. The diplomats were found to have performed activities incompatible with their diplomatic status and were ordered to leave.
- The Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs expelled eighteen Russian diplomatic figures from the country over the last five years.
- The diplomats conducted activities incompatible with their diplomatic status.
- One expelled diplomat belonged to the Russian delegation at the OSCE.
- Austria supported Ukraine politically starting from the beginning of the large-scale Russian invasion in 2022.
- The Russian Deputy Foreign Minister promised an inevitable response to the expulsions.
- The expulsion was based on findings from security authorities.
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