{"id":1078373,"date":"2026-07-09T12:03:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1078373\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T12:03:17","slug":"italy-expels-2-russian-embassy-employees-for-spying","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1078373\/","title":{"rendered":"Italy Expels 2 Russian Embassy Employees for Spying"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">The Italian government has decided to expel two military attaches at the\u00a0Russian Embassy in Italy who were allegedly involved in espionage activities, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">Earlier this week, two people\u00a0were arrested\u00a0on charges of passing classified information to an alleged\u00a0Russian agent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">Prosecutors said the main suspect was a former officer of Italy&#8217;s Carabinieri police force. Five other individuals are also under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">Tajani said on X that the two\u00a0Russian officials must leave Rome within three days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">He said Moscow continued to employ &#8220;hybrid tools&#8221; against Italy and the West, describing this as &#8220;serious and unacceptable interference&#8221; that threatens national security.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tr-story-p1\">Russia&#8217;s Foreign Ministry said\u00a0it would respond to Italy&#8217;s expulsion of the two officials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A Message from The Moscow Times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear readers,<\/p>\n<p>We are facing unprecedented challenges. Russia&#8217;s Prosecutor General&#8217;s Office has designated The Moscow Times as an &#8220;undesirable&#8221; organization, criminalizing our work and putting our staff at risk of prosecution. 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