Russia declares Austrian diplomats "persona non grata" in tit-for-tat move
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- AFP
- Published Date: 05:09 | 16 February 2023
- Modified Date: 05:09 | 16 February 2023
Moscow said Thursday it was expelling four Austrian diplomats after Vienna expelled four employees of Russia's foreign missions in Austria with tensions soaring over the Ukraine conflict.
The foreign ministry said the expulsion of its diplomats had been an "unfriendly and unjustified step" and that four employees of Austria's embassy in Russia were "declared persona non grata" and given until February 23 to leave the country.
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