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CIA hacked iPhones of diplomats in Russia – FSB

The CIA installed malware on thousands of Apple phones used by Russian citizens and foreign diplomats working in the country, Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed. The FSB said on Thursday that a joint operation with the Federal Guard Service (FSO) had “uncover[ed] a surveillance operation by American intelligence agencies, …

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Number of expelled Russian diplomats revealed

Around 400 Russian diplomats have been expelled from 28 countries since the launch of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry revealed on Monday. According to Deputy Foreign Minister Evgeny Ivanov, diplomatic expulsions became the preferred method of the West even before February 24. Calling the seizure of …

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Russia responds to expulsion of diplomats

Ambassadors of Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands were summoned to the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday and informed that a number of their diplomats had been declared personae non gratae. The move is Moscow’s response to their earlier decision to expel Russian representatives over the conflict in Ukraine. All …

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Moscow kicks out EU diplomats

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has declared 18 employees of the EU Delegation ‘persona non grata’ as a response to the “unfriendly actions” of the European Union. On Friday, the ministry summoned the head of the Delegation of the European Union, Markus Ederer, to express his “strong objection” to …

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US issues order for diplomats in China

The US State Department has ordered diplomatic workers to vacate a consulate in China, citing a rise in coronavirus infections and new draconian containment measures. All American citizens have also been urged against traveling to the country. An advisory issued on Monday called on all non-emergency workers to leave the …

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Russia kicks out more foreign diplomats

The Russian Foreign Ministry has expelled 45 Polish embassy staff, on Friday, in the latest removal of diplomats since Moscow launched its military offensive in Ukraine, six weeks ago. Officials also issued a “strong protest” to Polish ambassador Krzysztof Krajewski over Poland’s expulsion of 45 Russian envoys last month, and condemned what …

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More Russian diplomats expelled

Austria has declared personae non gratae four Russian diplomats, the foreign ministry announced on Thursday. Many other nations made similar moves this week, expelling dozens of Russian envoys. Three employees of the Russian embassy in Vienna and one from the consulate in Salzburg were instructed to leave Austria by the …

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More EU member states kick out Russian diplomats

Italy, Denmark and Sweden have decided to expel a combined total of 48 Russian diplomats, becoming the latest EU countries to resort to the measure in the ongoing diplomatic crisis amid Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine.  Foreign ministers from the three countries informed the Russian ambassadors of their decisions on Tuesday. …

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France announces mass expulsion of Russian diplomats

France will expel “many” Russian diplomats, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs announced in a statement on Monday. Moscow, according to Russian media, has promised to respond to Paris’ decision to expel the personnel. According to the French foreign ministry, “this action is part of a European [sic] approach,” and the …

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Germany to expel ‘significant number’ of Russian diplomats

Germany has reportedly declared 40 Russian diplomats “undesirable persons.” They have five days to leave the country. The federal government has decided to “declare a significant number of members of the Russian embassy unwanted persons who have worked here in Germany every day against our freedom, against the cohesion of …

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