Russia announced today it will expel two British ‘diplomats’ on suspicion of carrying out espionage activities.
The second secretary of the British embassy in Moscow and the spouse of another British diplomat were stripped of accreditation in Russia, the Federal Security Service (FSB) reported.
The report claimed the diplomats had provided false information about themselves and and noted alleged evidence of their intelligence and covert activities.
The FSB said ‘counterintelligence work had revealed an undeclared British intelligence presence under the cover of the national embassy.’
The foreign ministry also summoned an embassy representative, it said in a post on Telegram.
They were accused of ‘intelligence and subversive activities that threaten Russia’s security’, according to state news outlets.
The FSB said they ‘intentionally provided false information when receiving permission to enter our country, thereby violating Russian law’.
