Summary
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has ordered a British diplomat to leave the country, claiming economic espionage. The UK dismissed these claims, calling them unacceptable, amid ongoing tensions related to Russia's war on Ukraine.
Key Facts
- Russia's FSB has given a British diplomat two weeks to leave the country.
- The FSB accuses the diplomat of trying to gather sensitive information about Russian economics.
- The diplomat in question worked at the British Embassy in Moscow as a second secretary.
- The UK government rejected the espionage claims, terming them "unacceptable."
- Russia and the UK have ongoing tensions, partly due to the UK's support for Ukraine in its conflict with Russia.
- Russia accuses British intelligence of espionage activities reminiscent of the Cold War period.
- The UK accuses Russia of cyberattacks and other acts of sabotage.
- Russia declared a teacher featured in an anti-Putin documentary a "foreign agent."
