Austria expels three Russian diplomats over signals spying

VIENNA - Austria declared three Russian diplomats personae non gratae over an "antenna forest" on the rooves of diplomatic buildings that could be used for spying, the government said on Monday.

"It is unacceptable that diplomatic immunity be used to commit espionage," Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said in a statement confirming that the three diplomats had already left the country. It brings to 14 the number of Russian diplomats Austria has expelled since 2020.

(Reporting by Francois Murphy; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne)

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This story was originally published May 4, 2026 at 2:54 AM.