"TAJANI IS LYING": Russia Expels Italian Military Attaché, Zakharova Rejects Italy's Spy Claims!

Russia has expelled Italy's military attaché and his assistant in a reciprocal move following Rome's expulsion of two Russian military attachés accused of espionage, triggering a fiery diplomatic exchange between the two nations. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova defended the action as a direct response to Rome's earlier measure, accusing Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani of lying after he condemned Moscow's action as blatant and unjustified retaliation. Tajani asserted that Italy's earlier expulsion followed an investigation that caught Russian officials red-handed conducting espionage against national security. The row underscores deepening diplomatic friction between Moscow and NATO member states as Russia reinforces its doctrine of matching Western diplomatic sanctions with equal retaliatory measures.

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