On October 1, the Russian Foreign Ministry announced to the chargé d’affaires of Hungary the expulsion of employees of the Hungarian embassy in Moscow and the consulates general in Saint Petersburg and Kazan. The decision was made in response to the September expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats from Hungary, for which Budapest allotted two weeks.

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The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, said at a briefing that European factories producing weapons for Ukraine are considered by Russia to be potential military targets. She also said that discussing a trilateral meeting between Russia, Ukraine, and the US now makes no sense.

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Russia sent NATO a diplomatic note in which it threatened to use nuclear weapons if alliance countries try to isolate the Kaliningrad Region from the rest of the country. In response, NATO said it remains a defensive alliance and does not consider its exercises or other activities a threat to Russia.

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Maria Zakharova said that taking part in pre-election «performances» at the urging of foreign agents and extremists deprives voters of the ability to later hold the elected deputy accountable. She called on people to vote for those they will be able to hold accountable just a week after they start working.

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Hungary announced the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats, saying they had engaged in activities unacceptable under the Vienna Convention. The country’s foreign minister, Anita Orban, said the measure was needed to protect Hungary’s security and sovereignty.

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