# IN BRIEF: Calling in Hungarian charge d’affaires, expulsion of diplomats: what we know

https://mins.news/en/item/81826

- TASS, 2026-10-01 12:55 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2195697

> Russia summoned Hungarian Charge d’Affaires Gabor Gergics and issued a strong protest over Budapest’s demand that several Russian diplomatic staff leave Hungary. In retaliation, Moscow ordered several employees of Hungary’s embassy and consulates in St. Petersburg and Kazan to leave within two weeks. Hungary said it did not want tensions with Russia to escalate.

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