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Russia expelled a British diplomat, accusing him of spying.
Moscow announced the move on Thursday morning.
The Russian Foreign Ministry said it had received “information that a diplomatic employee of the embassy has contacts with the British Secret Service.”
Danae Dholakia, the British charge d’affaires, was then summoned to lodge a “strong protest” and was formally informed of the expulsion, according to a translation of a post on the Foreign Office’s Telegram channel.
Although the diplomat’s identity has not been revealed, he has been told to leave Russia within two weeks.
The ministry issued a stark warning, declaring that Moscow would not “tolerate undisclosed activities by British intelligence officers in Russia”.
It said it would “respond decisively in kind” if “the situation escalates” in London.
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March 2025, Russia charges two British diplomats with espionage and deport them.
The expulsion marks the first time Western diplomats have been expelled from Russia since Moscow and Washington Initiate negotiations to rebuild staff levels at respective embassies.
This effort is part of the U.S. President Donald Trumpof Trying to improve relations with the Kremlina move causing concern among European allies.
Russia’s Federal Security Service said the two diplomats provided false information to enter Russia.
They were found to be engaged in “intelligence and subversive work” that threatened Russia’s security, the report said.
Two days later, Britain expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in response to an “increasingly aggressive and coordinated campaign of harassment” against British officials. Moscow.
then minister of foreign affairs David Lammy “We are taking immediate action in direct response to Russia’s vicious attacks on British diplomats and their families.
“We will not tolerate the Kremlin’s relentless and unacceptable campaign of intimidation or their repeated attempts to threaten Britain’s security.”
