Russia Expels Italian Military Attaché in Tit-for-Tat Spy Dispute
- On Monday, Russia declared two Italian diplomats, Vittorio Parrella and Davide D'Aprile, persona non grata and ordered them to leave within three days, citing reciprocal action after Italy expelled two Russian military attachés.
- Italy's expulsion of two Russian military attachés followed an espionage investigation involving a former Carabinieri officer arrested for passing classified information to a Russian agent; five others remain under investigation.
- Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemned the move as retaliation, stating Russia employs "hybrid tools" and "serious and unacceptable interference" that threatens national security. He said the response was "without cause."
- The Foreign Ministry summoned interim Charge d'Affaires Giovanni Scopa to convey the expulsion order, instructing that Parrella and D'Aprile must leave Russia with their families within three days.
- Heightened military activity, including the 'Strike Back 26' drill held in June, suggests current diplomatic friction reflects a broader pattern of tension between Italy and Russia.
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Russia has expelled Italy's military attaché in Moscow, along with one of his colleagues, Italian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced. According to Tajani, Moscow took the step "without any grounds." He described Russia's decision as "an obvious act of retaliation" for Italy's earlier expulsion of Russian diplomats from Rome over allegations of espionage. Russia Calls the Move a Reciprocal Measure Italy announced …
Russia Expels Italian Diplomats in Retaliation for Espionage Case
Russia expelled two Italian military attachés on Monday in retaliation for Rome's recent expulsion of two Moscow representatives accused of spying on the Italian government. The post Russia Expels Italian Diplomats in Retaliation for Espionage Case appeared first on Breitbart.
Russia Expels Italian Diplomats in Tit-for-Tat Move
Russia's Foreign Ministry said Monday that it declared two Italian diplomats persona non grata, calling it a reciprocal measure in response to the expulsion of two Russian embassy staff in Italy.
The Russian Foreign Ministry announced that it had labeled the Italian military attaché and his assistant "undesirable persons" and given them three days to leave the country.
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