On February 2, 2023, the Austrian Foreign Ministry declared four Russian diplomats personae non gratae. Two diplomats worked at the Russian Embassy in Vienna, and two were from Moscow's mission to the UN in Vienna. The diplomats were accused of acting in a manner incompatible with their diplomatic status. Austria, known for its historical neutrality and previously close ties with Russia before the Ukraine invasion, rarely expels diplomats. The four diplomats were given one week to leave the country. This action aligns with a pattern among Western European nations expelling Russian diplomats following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

On February 2, 2023, the Austrian Foreign Ministry declared four Russian diplomats personae non gratae. Two diplomats worked at the Russian Embassy in Vienna, and two were from Moscow's mission to the UN in Vienna. The diplomats were accused of acting in a manner incompatible with their diplomatic status. Austria, known for its historical neutrality and previously close ties with Russia before the Ukraine invasion, rarely expels diplomats. The four diplomats were given one week to leave the country. This action aligns with a pattern among Western European nations expelling Russian diplomats following Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.