Russia ordered the expulsion of Italian military attaché Vittorio…
Russia ordered the expulsion of Italian military attaché Vittorio Parrrella and his assistant Davide D'Aprile, along with their families, within three days in response to Italy's decision to expel two Russian military attaches from Rome over alleged espionage. The move follows a broader diplomatic exchange involving accusations of spying between the two countries.
Consensus
- Italy expelled two Russian military attachés, Ivan Gorbatchev and Mikhail Astakhov, from Rome within three days.
- Russia responded by declaring Italian military attaché Vittorio Parrrella and assistant Davide D'Aprile persona non grata.
- Both Russia and Italy required the respective diplomats to leave their countries within three days.
- The expulsions were linked to allegations of espionage involving Russian diplomatic personnel and former Italian intelligence officials.
- Russia stated it would give a 'corresponding response' to Italy's actions.
- The decision by Italy was based on an investigation conducted by the Rome prosecutor’s office.
Points of divergence
- Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani claimed that Russia expelled Italian diplomats in response to similar actions taken by Rome, but Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova stated that Tajani distorted facts regarding the expulsion of two Italian diplomats from Russia. — vm
- The two detained individuals in Italy were former intelligence officials who worked at the Italian Ministry of Defense for over 10 years and allegedly maintained contact with Russian embassy staff in Rome. — fontanka
- On May 4, Austria declared three Russian diplomats persona non grata due to suspected espionage; Russia called this decision unfriendly, politically motivated, and unsupported by evidence of violations of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations. — vedomosti
Coverage (5 sources)
- Italy's Embassy Attaché in Russia and His Assistant Must Leave the Country Within Three Days — Вести
- Russian Foreign Ministry Ordered Italian Diplomats to Leave Country Within Three Days — Вечерняя Москва
- Italy announces expulsion of two Russian diplomats; they are given three days — Фонтанка
- Italy announces the expulsion of two Russian diplomats — Ведомости
- Italian authorities decide to expel two Russian embassy staff members — Интерфакс
Key entities
- Italy
- Russia
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- Antonio Tayan
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- Mikhail Vasilyevich Astakhov
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- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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