Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable
Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said the expulsions protect Hungary’s security and sovereignty, and Budapest said the move does not break diplomatic relations.
- 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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cedarnews.netHungary is expelling ten employees of the Russian embassy in Budapest. The Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs writes, without going into detail, that diplomats have been guilty "of activities that are unacceptable for diplomats." "This decision protects the security and sovereignty of Hungary," she added. Minister Anita Orbán (no relation to the former Prime Minister, ed.) had already summoned the Russian ambassador in May due to a severe dr…
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