Russia declared two Italian diplomats persona non grata and ordered…
Russia declared two Italian diplomats persona non grata and ordered them to leave the country within three days in response to Italy's expulsion of two Russian military attaches, whom Rome accused of espionage. The move was justified by Moscow as a reciprocal measure based on principles of mutual diplomatic treatment.
Consensus
- Russia declared two Italian diplomats persona non grata.
- The expelled diplomats were the assistant defense attaché Vittorio Parrrella and the attaché of the Italian embassy in Russia Davide D'Aprile.
- They were given three days to leave Russia.
- The decision was made based on the principle of reciprocity.
- Italy had previously expelled two Russian military attaches, Ivan Gorbatchev and Mikhail Astakhov, citing espionage allegations.
- Russia stated that any hostile or provocative actions against its diplomats would not go unanswered.
- On 20 July, Russia summoned the Italian chargé d'affaires Giovanni Scopa in response to Italy's ungrounded demands for Russian military attaches to leave Italy.
Points of divergence
- Italy claimed that Russia expelled its defense attaché and his assistant without explanation, calling it a 'flagrant act of revenge'. — riamo
- Maria Zakharova stated that Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani lied about the Russian expulsion being baseless. — vm
- Tajani claimed Russia expelled the Italian attaché and his colleague 'without any grounds' and called it a 'flagrant act of vengeance'. — kommerant
- Journalist Andrea Lucidi stated that Italy uses expulsions to fuel Russophobia. — tg_tass_agency
Coverage (20 sources)
- Russia Expels Two Italian Diplomats in Response to Rome's Hostile Move — РИАМО
- Journalist Andrea Lucidi claims Italy uses diplomat expulsions to incite anti-Russian sentiment, per TASS interview — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Maria Zakharova calls Italian Foreign Minister's claim about unfounded expulsion of diplomats from Moscow a lie: 'Interesting that they...', — ТАСС (Telegram)
- Zakhrova: Italy's Foreign Minister's claims about expelling diplomats from Moscow are lies — Вечерняя Москва
- Two Italian diplomats declared persona non grata in Russia — Вести
- Zakharova claims Italy distorted circumstances surrounding the expulsion of diplomats from Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Foreign Ministry Declares Two Italian Attachés Persona Non Grata — Ведомости
- Zakharchova mocked Italian Foreign Minister Tani's statement on expelling a military attaché — Вести
- Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Italy's temporary envoy over expulsion of Russian diplomats — Коммерсантъ
- Italy's Temporary Consul General G. Scopa Called to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Over Unfounded Demands — МИД России
- Italy's temporary envoy summoned to Moscow over expulsion of Russian diplomats — Вести
- Russia Declares Two Italian Diplomats Persona Non Grata — Интерфакс
- Russian Foreign Ministry Calls Italian Diplomat Expulsion a Retaliatory Measure Against Rome's Actions — Вести
- Italy reports expulsion of its military attaché from Russia — Интерфакс
- Tanyan Minister: Russia Expels Italian Military Attaché — Фонтанка
- Italy's Foreign Minister Reports on the Expulsion of a Military Attaché and His Colleague from Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs reports expulsion of military attaché from Russia — Ведомости
- Italy's Foreign Ministry announces expulsion of its military attaché from Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Italy's Foreign Minister announces expulsion of two military attachés from Russia — Вести
- "Nothing Good": Russian Ambassador Tells of Call to Italian Foreign Ministry — Вести
Key entities
- Italy
- Russia
- MID
- Moscow
- Antonio Tayan
- Rime
- Maria Zakharov
- Ivan Gorbachev
- X
- RIA Novosti
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- INTERFAX.RU
- TASS
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