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Austria expels four Russian diplomats on security grounds

Straits Times23 October 2026, 11:01 UTCAustria

VIENNA, Oct 23 - Austria's foreign ministry said on Friday it was expelling four Vienna-based Russian diplomats over \"activities incompatible with their diplomatic status\", a term usually used for spying.

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