Sweden will expel two Russian diplomats in connection with a spying scandal at telecoms equipment maker Ericsson, a senior government source said today.
"The foreign ministry will issue a statement later on today declaring two Russian diplomats persona non grata," the source said.
Loss-making Telefon AB LM Ericsson is the world's biggest producer of mobile phone networks and is also involved in developing radar and missile guiding systems for the high-tech JAS 39 Gripen fighter plane, Sweden's main strike warplane.
The expulsions follow the arrests of two employees from development units and one former employee on suspicion of industrial spying.