"We condemn in the strongest possible terms Russia's unprovoked and unjustified decision to expel a British diplomat last month and its baseless accusations against our staff. "Summoning the Russian ambassador, a senior FCDO official made it clear that the UK will not stand for intimidation of British embassy staff and so we are taking reciprocal action today, revoking the accreditation of a Russia n diplomat. "It is deeply disappointing that Russia continually seeks to disrupt the work of the UK's diplomatic missions and deter our support for Ukraine. Any further action taken by Russia will be considered an escalation and responded to accordingly."
"regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service"
"Moscow's foreign ministry said they will not "tolerate the activities of undeclared British intelligence officers" and warned they will "respond decisively in kind" should London "escalates the situation"."
The UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat and summoned Russia's ambassador following Moscow's expulsion of a British diplomat. The FCDO described the Russian action as unprovoked and unjustified, accusing Russia of attempting to intimidate British embassy staff and deter UK support for Ukraine. The UK framed the accreditation revocation as reciprocal action and warned that further Russian measures would be viewed as escalation and met with an appropriate response. Moscow claimed it had information linking a British embassy employee to the British secret service and said it would not tolerate undeclared intelligence activities.
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