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Russia expels Hungarian diplomats as Budapest breaks with Orbán era

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Doubine, S. (2026, October 1). Russia expels Hungarian diplomats as Budapest breaks with Orbán era. Euronews. https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/01/russia-expels-hungarian-diplomats-as-budapest-breaks-with-orban-era

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Euronews · collected 2026-10-01 · by Serguei Doubine

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Russia expelled a group of Hungarian diplomats from its embassy and consulates, demanding they leave within two weeks following Hungary’s expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats on national security grounds in September. This move marks a significant shift away from the foreign policy under former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who maintained closer ties with Russia than any other EU leader. The new Hungarian government under Prime Minister Péter Magyar is taking a harder stance against Russia, aligning more closely with Western nations over issues like Ukraine’s sovereignty and security concerns.
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In September 2023, Hungary expelled ten Russian diplomats, citing national security concerns, marking a significant shift from the previous approach of former Premier Viktor Orbán who maintained close ties with Russia. In response to this move, Moscow ordered Hungarian embassy and consulate staff in Russia to leave within two weeks. The expulsion came just months after Hungary's action, reflecting escalating tensions between the two nations over Ukraine. Hungary’s Foreign Minister Anita Orbán stated that the Russian diplomats had been involved in activities deemed unacceptable under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. Despite the expulsions, Budapest affirmed its commitment to maintaining diplomatic presence in Russia while asserting its national security stance.

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Our missions continue to operate in full, and Hungary will maintain its diplomatic presence in Russia," the Hungarian foreign ministry wrote on X. Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said at the time of the initial expulsion that the Russian diplomats "had been engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable for diplomats under the Vienna Convention."
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🔮 Our missions continue to operate in full, and Hungary will maintain its diplomatic presence in Russia," the Hungarian foreign ministry wrote on X. Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said at the time of the initial expulsion that the Russian diplomats "had been engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable for diplomats under the Vienna Convention."
2026-10-01 · Euronews
Russia expels Hungarian diplomats as Budapest breaks with Orbán era · assertive framing

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Moscow ordered Hungarian embassy and consulate staff out just weeks after Budapest expelled 10 Russian diplomats on national security grounds in September, the first such move by Hungary since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. asserted
Budapest → order → 2022
Russia expelled a group of Hungarian diplomats on Thursday after Hungary ordered 10 Russian diplomats out last month, marking a sharp break from the era of former Premier Viktor Orbán, who maintained closer ties with Moscow than any other EU leader. asserted
who → expel → leader
Hungary's chargé d'affaires Gábor Gergics was summoned to Russia's foreign ministry and informed that staff from the Hungarian embassy in Moscow and consulates in St Petersburg and Kazan had been ordered to leave within two weeks. asserted
staff → summon → weeks
Moscow described Hungary's original 8 September expulsion as a "baseless and openly unfriendly" act. asserted
Moscow → describe → act
Budapest acknowledged Moscow's decision but said it stood by its position. asserted
it → acknowledge → position
But we stand by our decision, taken on national security grounds. asserted
we → stand → grounds
Our missions continue to operate in full, and Hungary will maintain its diplomatic presence in Russia," the Hungarian foreign ministry wrote on X. Foreign Minister Anita Orbán said at the time of the initial expulsion that the Russian diplomats "had been engaged in activities in Hungary that are unacceptable for diplomats under the Vienna Convention." asserted
that → continue → Convention
The mutual expulsions follow a shift in Hungarian foreign policy since Prime Minister Péter Magyar took office earlier this year. asserted
Magyar → follow → office
At the end of August, the new government's guidance to its delegation at the UN General Assembly officially described Russia as a threat to Hungary and to the "global order," condemned its ongoing all-out war in Ukraine and affirmed support for Ukrainian sovereignty and its right to self-defence. asserted
guidance → describe → defence
Hungary is also seeking to improve relations with Kyiv, although Budapest is blocking the opening of new EU accession negotiation clusters with Ukraine to secure concessions on the rights of the country's Hungarian minority. asserted
Budapest → seek → minority
Orbán, who was in power for 16 years until his party Fidesz' loss in general elections this April, openly sympathised with the Kremlin and refused to join other EU member states in expelling Russian diplomats after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. asserted
who → sympathise → February
He made multiple visits to Moscow after the invasion and repeatedly used Hungary's veto in the European Council to block Ukraine-related initiatives. asserted
He → make → initiatives
Magyar has promised "pragmatic" relations with Moscow during his tenure. asserted
Magyar → promise → tenure
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