Moscow alleges unnamed diplomat is affiliated ‘with the British secret service’ as it gives them two weeks to leave
A British diplomat has been expelled from Russia after being accused of being a spy.
The diplomat, who was not named, has two weeks to leave the country, the Russian foreign ministry said, after it received information “regarding the affiliation of a diplomatic employee at the embassy with the British secret service”.
A translation of a post on the Telegram channel of the FSB, Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, said the British chargée d’affaires, Danae Dholakia, had been summoned to be informed the diplomat was being expelled.
Saying Moscow would not “tolerate the activities of undeclared British intelligence officers in Russia”, the ministry warned Russia would respond decisively if the UK “escalates the situation”.
