The Italian government has decided to expel two military attachés from the Russian Embassy in Italy who were responsible for espionage activities uncovered during an investigation by the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office.

Axar.az reports that Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani announced the decision in a post on his X account.

"The Secretary General of the Italian Foreign Ministry has informed the Russian ambassador in Rome that Ivan Petrovich Gorbachev and Mikhail Vasilyevich Astakhov must leave the country within three days.

Moscow continues to use its hybrid tools to attack the West and Italy. This is a serious and unacceptable interference in Italy's institutions and national security," he wrote.