# Austria orders four Russian diplomats suspected of spying to leave

https://mins.news/en/item/113166

- Meduza, 2026-10-23 17:48 UTC
- World
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/23/austria-orders-expulsion-of-four-russian-diplomats-suspected-of-spying

> Austria will expel four Russian diplomats suspected of spying: three based at the Russian Embassy in Vienna and one at Russia’s OSCE mission. The Foreign Ministry said their conduct was incompatible with diplomatic status. Profil reported that authorities had tracked the four as suspects for some time. Austria also expelled three embassy employees in May over suspected spying equipment.

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