Austria orders expulsion of four Russian diplomats suspected of spying

Meduza23 October 2026, 17:48 UTCRussia

Austria will expel four Russian diplomats suspected of spying. Three worked at the Russian Embassy in Vienna and the fourth at Russia’s mission to the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE).

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