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Hungary ⁠expelled 10 Russian diplomats on ⁠Tuesday, saying they had acted in ways incompatible with their diplomatic status, in a stark reminder that the pro-Russian years of former prime minister Viktor Orban are over.
Russia’s foreign ministry ‌said it would retaliate and its response would be painful for Hungary, local media reported.
“The response to the Russophobic lobby in Budapest will be harsh and painful,” said foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova.
Orban, swept from power in Hungary in April after 16 years in office, had kept close ties with Russian President Vladimir Putin even after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February ⁠2022.
Under him, Hungary continued buying Russian oil and gas, held up European Union ‌sanctions on Russia and blocked a €90 billion (US$97 billion) EU loan to Ukraine.
After Russia invaded Ukraine, many European countries expelled ‌dozens of Russian diplomats, while Hungary expelled none. Until Tuesday, it ⁠had not ⁠sent any home publicly since 2018.

Those kicked out “were engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable ‌for diplomats under the Vienna Convention”, Hungarian Foreign Minister Anita Orban, who is not related ‌to the former ‌prime minister, said in an emailed statement on Tuesday.
“This decision … does ‌not imply breaking off diplomatic relations with Russia. Hungary intends to continue ⁠the necessary dialogue,” the statement added.
New Prime Minister Peter Magyar and his ⁠centre-right government have repeatedly said that Hungary’s main alliances are the EU and Nato and that the government aims to rebuild trust ‌eroded under Viktor ‌Orban.
In a parliamentary hearing in May, Anita Orban said Russia would “remain a partner” but the relationship could not be based on “one-sided dependency”, adding that Moscow’s policies posed a security challenge to Hungary and Europe.
Additional reporting by Agence France-Presse


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Budapest says the envoys had acted in ways incompatible with their status, but stresses the decision does not mean cutting ties with Russia


Budapest says the envoys had acted in ways incompatible with their status, but stresses the decision does not mean cutting ties with Russia.


Hungary expels 10 Russian diplomats, Moscow vows ‘painful’ response

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Budapest says the envoys had acted in ways incompatible with their status, but stresses the decision does not mean cutting ties with Russia