Austria has decided to expel two Russian diplomats, accusing them of behaving "incompatible with their diplomatic status".
Gabriel Dumitrache
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The decision comes amid tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the imposition of Western economic sanctions. The Russian embassy in Vienna reacted with outrage, calling the decision "purely political". Diplomatic expulsions to Austria were rare before the war in Ukraine.
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