The Foreign Office has revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat after a British official was expelled from Moscow last year.
A Foreign Office spokesperson said the Russian ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, had been summoned to a meeting with a senior British official to revoke the accreditation of the diplomat.
“This is in response to Russia’s unprovoked and baseless decision to strip the accreditation of a British diplomat in Moscow in November,” they said.
The spokesperson added: “The UK will not stand for intimidation of our staff in this way, and so we are taking reciprocal action.
“Any further action taken by Russia will be considered an escalation and responded to accordingly.”
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Shortly after the announcement, Foreign Secretary David Lammy posted on X: “We’ve stripped a Russian diplomat’s accreditation, following Russia’s recent expulsion of a British diplomat.
“We are unapologetic about protecting our national interests.
“My message to Russia is clear – if you take action against us, we will respond.”
It comes after an employee of the British Embassy in Moscow was stripped of his accreditation and ordered…
