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🇦🇹 Austria again expelled Russian diplomats on suspicion of espionage: since 2020 such accusations have already been made 18 times, – APA
Three staff members of the Russian embassy and one representative of the Russian delegation to the OSCE received notices requiring them to leave the country immediately. According to the Austrian Foreign Ministry, they "engaged in activities incompatible with diplomatic status," which is usually a euphemism for accusations of espionage, writes APA.
Since 2020 Austria has expelled a total of 18 Russian diplomats. The last time three embassy staff were expelled was in May this year — they were suspected of collecting data using satellite equipment on diplomatic premises.
The Russian Foreign Ministry has already stated that a response to the expulsions "will be inevitable," and the Russian embassy in Vienna accused Austria of following the "anti-Russian policy of the collective West."
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