Russia expels British diplomats over spying, sabotage claims
Russia has accused the UK embassy in Moscow of carrying out intelligence activities designed to harm the country and its people, leading to the expulsion of six British diplomats. | Russia's FSB security service has said it had revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabotage work. Britain's embassy in Moscow did not immediately respond to a request for comment. ● The FSB, the main successor agency to the Soviet KGB, said on Friday it had documents showing that a British foreign office department in London responsible for Eastern Europe and Central Asia was coordinating what it called "the escalation of the political and military situation" and was tasked with ensuring Russia's strategic defeat in its war against Ukraine.
■ Moscow names expelled British diplomats (RT.com)