Panorama

Austria expels four Russian diplomats

Austria's foreign ministry is expelling four Russian diplomats accredited in Vienna, including three from the embassy and one working with the OSCE.

23 October 2026Tagblick Newsdesk

AI-generatedWritten by an AI system, editorially responsible — how we work

Archive photo: Austria expels four Russian diplomats — Archive photoPhoto: Horst Sturm · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 de

Austria's foreign ministry is expelling four Russian diplomats from the country. According to the ministry, the measure is based on findings by Austrian security authorities. Three of the diplomats were accredited to the Russian embassy, while one person was employed by the Russian delegation for military security and arms control at the OSCE in the arms control department.

Vienna accuses the representatives of the Russian Federation of engaging in activities incompatible with their diplomatic status. News magazine profil had reported on the planned expulsion before the foreign ministry announced the measure to news agency APA on Friday.

Austria's defense ministry had previously warned soldiers and federal armed forces employees against attempted contact by agents. This points to a broader context of security concerns underlying the expulsion.

Austrian authorities have not specified the exact nature of the activities they are accusing the diplomats of. The expulsion is being carried out through diplomatic channels by the foreign ministry.

Russia announced after Austria's notification that it would respond to the expulsion. No timeline for a counteraction was given.

This item was written by an AI system on the basis of the headlines and short teasers of the independently operating newsrooms named below. We disclose this under Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 (AI Act). Before publication we check origin and verifiability — anything that appears in only one place is not published — as well as language, substance and legally sensitive content. No separate substantive review of each individual item by a natural person takes place; we therefore do not rely on the exemption in Art. 50(4), second subparagraph, of the AI Act. Editorial responsibility for this publication rests with the person named in the imprint (§ 18 Abs. 2 MStV). Please report errors to [email protected] — we will correct or remove the item. Full reports are available from the sources listed.