After Hungary and Russia expelled diplomats from each other, the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on the 1st that Hungary has no intention of increasing diplomatic tension, but it still maintains previous decisions based on national security considerations. The Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the Hungarian Embassy and Consulate in Russia will continue to work, and Hungary's diplomatic activities in Russia will not be affected. Earlier in the day, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chargé d'affaires of the Hungarian Embassy in Russia to strongly protest against Hungary's earlier request for Russian diplomats to leave the country. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a notice saying that in response, a group of staff from the Hungarian Embassy in Moscow and the Consulates General in St. Petersburg and Kazan must leave Russia within two weeks. Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Orban Onidow said in a social media post on September 8 that the Hungarian government decided to expel 10 Russian diplomats. The relevant Hungarian authorities determined that the activities carried out by these 10 Russian diplomats violated the Vienna Convention, and the Hungarian side requested them to leave Hungary.

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