Ambassador: Austrian authorities will soon be informed about the response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats. The Austrian Foreign Ministry announced to two diplomats of the Russian Embassy that they would be expelled from the country due to “inconsistency with their diplomatic status” Moscow said it would respond to this unfriendly step.

The Russian ambassador in Vienna Dmitry Lyubinsky told Izvestia that the Austrian partners will be informed of the retaliatory measures taken soon. He said that the decision was not justified in any way, it was unacceptable, and retaliatory Measures would inevitably follow.