Austria expels four Russian diplomats from Vienna

VIENNA (AP) — The Austrian government said Thursday it has ordered four diplomats based in Vienna, including two from Moscow’s mission to UN agencies in the city, to leave the country.

The Foreign Ministry said in a brief statement that two diplomats at the Russian embassy “committed actions inconsistent with their diplomatic status” and two at the Permanent Mission to the UN in Vienna “committed actions inconsistent with the Headquarters Agreement.” It didn’t specify.

The diplomats were given a week to leave Austria.

Western European countries and Russia have expelled each other’s diplomats several times since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began nearly a year ago.

Austria, an EU member with a policy of military neutrality, has provided aid to Ukraine, but not military equipment. President Alexander Van der Bellen was in Kyiv on Wednesday to emphasize the solidarity of Austria.

Vienna is home to UN agencies including the International Atomic Energy Agency and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime.

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