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 expels Russian diplomats to protect 'security and sovereignty'
Hungary on Tuesday ordered 10 members of Russia's diplomatic mission to leave the country for engaging in "unacceptable" activities for diplomats under the Vienna Convention, officials in Budapest said.
Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats over suspected espionage
Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban has announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats, citing activities deemed inadmissible under the Vienna Convention. Orban said authorities informed the Russian Embassy of the decision and expect the personnel to leave Hungarian territory. She stressed that Hungary is not severing diplomatic ties with Russia and will continue "dialogue" based on "mutual respect and compliance with rules." Orban said the …
Today, Tuesday, Hungary announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats on the grounds that they had engaged in activities incompatible with their diplomatic status under the Vienna Convention, while Moscow confirmed that it would respond to the resolution.
For the first time since 2018, Hungary has expelled ten collaborators from the Russian mission in Budapest, found guilty of activities contrary to the Vienna Convention. A strong gesture of the new pro-European power...
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