US EditionRussia kicks out British diplomat Moscow accused of spying
Russia expelled its second British diplomat this year, accusing him of spying and economic espionage; the UK denies the claims and calls it harassment.
- Moscow ordered a British diplomat to leave Russia within two weeks after the FSB accused the official of maintaining an alleged 'undeclared intelligence presence.'
- The FSB, successor to the Soviet-era KGB, claimed the diplomat was 'carrying out intelligence and subversive activities that threaten the security of the Russian Federation' and had 'provided false information about himself.'
- Russian officials alleged the diplomat attempted to obtain sensitive information regarding the Russian economy during informal meetings, prompting the expulsion order from Moscow.
- Sir Keir Starmer announced that British commandos will intercept Russian shadow fleet vessels to counter illicit oil shipments, escalating tensions between the West and Russia.
- Joining European allies, the British government intends to 'go after' sanction-breaking ships 'even harder' to disrupt the shadow fleet facilitating trade despite sanctions imposed since the invasion of Ukraine.
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Russia on Monday expelled British diplomat Albert Gerhard Jans Van Rensburg, accusing him of espionage. The Federal Security Service (FSB) said he provided false information in his application for entry into the country and then sought to obtain sensitive information during informal economic meetings. Van Rensburg is the latest addition to a long list of diplomats that Russia and Britain have expelled from each other in recent years.
Russia ordered the expulsion of the second secretary of the Embassy of the United Kingdom in Moscow, according to state news agency RIA Novosti, quoting the FSB. This diplomat is accused of having carried out "intelligence and subversion activities" and according to the FSB, it is Albertus Gerhardus Janse Van Rensburg.
No10 lashes out at Russia's 'nonsense' after diplomat expelled in spying row
No10 has accused Russia of making 'malicious and baseless' accusations against diplomats after security service the FSB alleged a British official was spying and ordered him to leave the country
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