Russia revokes accreditation of six British diplomats over spying claims
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UK Foreign Office calls allegations ‘completely baseless’ as tensions escalate over war in Ukraine.
Russia has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow accusing them of espionage and sabotage.
In its announcement on Friday, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) said the diplomats carried out “subversive activities and intelligence” gathering, adding that it has “documentary” proof confirming the United Kingdom’s “coordination of an escalation in the international political and military situation” in Ukraine.
The British government called the Russian accusations “completely baseless”.
The Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office said on Friday that this was a tit-for-tat measure after Western moves against “Russian state-directed activity across Europe and in the UK”.
The six diplomats have already left Russia and been replaced.
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