# Russia expels Hungarian embassy, consulate staff in response to Hungary — MFA

https://mins.news/en/item/81727

- TASS, 2026-10-01 10:30 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2195585

> Russia’s Foreign Ministry said it lodged a strong protest with Hungary’s chargé d’affaires, Gabor Gergich, and ordered some staff from Hungary’s embassy in Moscow and consulates in St. Petersburg and Kazan to leave Russia within two weeks in retaliation for Budapest’s demand that Russian diplomatic employees depart.

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