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Hungary orders 10 Russian diplomats to leave the country over activities deemed unacceptable
Hungary said the diplomats engaged in activities incompatible with their status, and officials framed the move as a security measure rather than a break in ties.
- 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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