Sweden Expels 5 Russian Embassy Staff on Suspicion of Spying

Sweden Expels 5 Russian Embassy Staff on Suspicion of Spying
Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom addresses the media during a press conference in Berlin on Nov. 10, 2022. Michael Sohn/AP Photo
The Associated Press
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STOCKHOLM—Sweden informed Russia on Tuesday that five employees of the Russian Embassy in Stockholm were asked to leave the country because they were suspected of spying.

Swedish Foreign Minister Tobias Billström said the alleged activities of the five were “incompatible” with their diplomatic status. Billström said Russia’s ambassador to Sweden, Viktor Tatarintsev, was informed of the expulsions.