Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable
Officials said the expulsions protect Hungary’s security and sovereignty, and Budapest said the move does not break diplomatic relations with Moscow.
- 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 identifies ten Russian diplomats for espionage activities from the country. The step illustrates the turnaround that the current government is taking. When Russia-friendly Orbán was in power, Hungary was regarded as an important base of Russian intelligence in the EU.
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pmo.eeHungary will expel ten members of the Russian diplomatic mission from the country because they engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable to diplomats under the Vienna Convention, Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said on Tuesday.
The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces the expulsion of several Russian diplomats. Thus, the country marks a departure from its previous policy. The reaction from Russia follows promptly.
Russia has promised a tough response in response to the expulsion of 10 of its diplomats from Hungary.
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