Italy's 007 scandal: Two Russian military attaches expelled over spying
- Italy expels two Russian spies, RIA yet to respondItaly has ordered the expulsion of two Russian military attaches accused of espionage, with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemning "serious and unacceptable acts of interference" by Moscow.
- Tajani named the Russians as Ivan Petrovich Gorbachev and Mikhail Vasilyevich Astakhov and said they had been ordered to leave Italy within three days.
- "Moscow continues to use hybrid warfare to attack the West and Italy — acts of interference that are serious and unacceptable to Italian institutions and national security," Tajani wrote on X.
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- Italy expels two Russian spies, RIA yet to respondItaly has ordered the expulsion of two Russian military attaches accused of espionage, with Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani condemning "serious and unacceptable acts of interference" by Moscow.
- Tajani named the Russians as Ivan Petrovich Gorbachev and Mikhail Vasilyevich Astakhov and said they had been ordered to leave Italy within three days.
- "Moscow continues to use hybrid warfare to attack the West and Italy — acts of interference that are serious and unacceptable to Italian institutions and national security," Tajani wrote on X.
Sources: Times of India