UK expels Russian diplomat after spying row

A Russian diplomat has been expelled from the UK in retaliation for Moscow’s expulsion of a British official in November, with Foreign Secretary David Lammy stating that the UK will not tolerate intimidation of its staff. The expelled diplomat’s accreditation was revoked after being accused of spying by Russia, which has yet to publicly comment on the expulsion. Diplomatic tensions between the two countries have escalated since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, leading to multiple expulsions of diplomats from both sides.

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