Rome, July 10 -- Italy has ordered the expulsion of two military attaches from the Russian Federation's embassy in Rome, citing their direct involvement in an espionage network uncovered by a recent investigation.

Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani on Thursday (local time) announced the decision in a post on X, condemning the operation as a "serious and unacceptable" act of interference against Italian institutions and national security.

"The Italian Government has decided to expel two military attaches from the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Italy, responsible for the espionage activities that emerged in the investigation by the Rome Public Prosecutor's Office," he wrote.

He added that the two diplomats, namely Ivan Petrovi...