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"Spy Game" - Austria Expels 3 Staff Members of the Russian Embassy in Vienna

2026-05-04 17:15:46Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX

Austria has expelled three Russian embassy staff members on suspicion of espionage. Austrian Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said on Monday that it was unacceptable for diplomatic immunity to be used to carry out espionage.

She added that three embassy staff members have already left the country. Their expulsions bring the number of Russian diplomats sent home from Vienna to 14 since 2020.

"We have communicated this to the Russian side without any doubt, including the large number of antennas at the Russian mission," Meinl-Reisinger said.

The Russian embassy in Vienna described the decision as unjustified, politically motivated and categorically unacceptable. It promised harsh retaliation in return.

According to a report by Austrian public broadcaster ORF, data from international and national organizations using satellite internet was being systematically intercepted by devices installed on the roofs of the embassy and diplomatic compound.

The main multilateral institutions organized from Vienna include the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the International Atomic Energy Agency, and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

The Austrian government has promised to take steps to address its long-standing espionage problem by closing a loophole in Austria's criminal code that effectively allows spies to operate freely in the country as long as their activities do not directly target Austria's interests.

The criminal code has made Vienna an international hub for espionage, with estimates putting the number of secret agents among the city's 17,000 accredited diplomats at up to 7,000, and many foreign embassies believed to base their covert European activities in the Austrian capital.


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