Russia expels a Hungarian envoy over spy case

Russia’s Foreign Ministry says it is expelling one Hungarian diplomat after Hungary joined other Western nations in kicking out Russian diplomats.

The United States and many European countries last week expelled a total of over 150 Russian diplomats in a show of solidarity with Britain, which accuses Russia of being behind the nerve agent poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter last month.

Hungary said last week that it was expelling one Russian diplomat who was carrying out intelligence activities.

The Russian Foreign Ministry says in a statement that it has summoned the Hungarian ambassador to Moscow and informed him of Russia’s decision to expel one diplomat from the Hungarian embassy.

— AP