# Russia expels Hungarian diplomats as Budapest breaks with Orbán era

https://mins.news/en/item/81986

- euronews, 2026-10-01 14:18 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/russia-expels-hungarian-diplomats-as-budapest-breaks-with-orban-era

> Moscow ordered Hungarian embassy and consulate staff to leave, weeks after Budapest expelled 10 Russian diplomats on national security grounds. It was Hungary’s first such move since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

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