Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable
- On Tuesday, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán ordered 10 Russian embassy employees in Budapest to leave, citing activities incompatible with the Vienna Convention while maintaining that diplomatic relations with Russia remain intact.
- The order follows the May 4 departure of Artur Sushkov, an alleged Russian intelligence officer, and Orbán's May 13 summoning of the Russian ambassador following a drone attack against Transcarpathia.
- While Hungary previously expelled a Russian diplomat in 2018 following the poisoning of Sergei Skripal in Britain, officials described the current measure as unprecedented in scale to protect national sovereignty.
- In Parliament, Péter Magyar asserted that a Tisza government would prioritize sovereignty, though the Foreign Ministry confirmed Hungary intends to maintain necessary diplomatic dialogue with the Kremlin.
- Observers note that Orbán has adopted a more distant diplomatic approach toward Russia than her predecessor, Péter Szijjártó, though the government continues to frame the expulsions as a security measure rather than a diplomatic break.
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Hungary expelled 10 Russian diplomats on Tuesday, saying they had acted in ways incompatible with their diplomatic status, in a stark reminder that the pro-Russian years of former prime minister Viktor Orban are over. Russia’s foreign ministry said it would retaliate and its response would be painful for Hungary, local media reported. “The response to the Russophobic lobby in Budapest will be harsh and painful,” said foreign ministry spokeswo…
BUDAPEST (UNGHERIA) (ITALPRESS) - The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered the expulsion of 10 members of the Russian embassy's staff to Budapest. The Hungarian Foreign Minister, Anita Orban, has announced this on X. On Tuesday, the competent official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs informed the Russian Ambassador to Hungary that, according to the assessment of the Hungarian authorities, 10 members of the Russian mission have mad…
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