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Russian diplomats breach UK parliament security, accessed private offices on Christmas: Guardian

A small group of Russian diplomats breached security at the UK Parliament by entering a restricted area during a public tour before Christmas.
Officials are alarmed and have reminded parliamentarians of their security responsibilities regarding high-ranking Russians.
The Russian Ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin, will not be welcomed into Parliament until further notice.
A parliamentary source suggested that the diplomats likely wanted to brag to the Kremlin about infiltrating the British Parliament.

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Meduza

Russian diplomats broke from U.K. Parliament tour and wandered ‘out of bounds’ in ‘major security breach’

A small group of Russian diplomats broke off from a public tour of the Houses of Parliament in London last month and entered a part of the House of Lords that was “out of bounds,” The Guardian reported on Thursday, calling the incident “a major security breach.” The newspaper said it’s unclear how the diplomats ended up in the building, given that the Russian ambassador, diplomats, and officials based at the embassy in London have been banned fr…

2 months ago·Riga, Latvia

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Politico Europe

Don’t bring Russian diplomats to parliament, British MPs told

Russian representatives “should not be welcomed on to the parliamentary estate” after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, British MPs and peers are reminded.

2 months ago·Brussels, Belgium

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GB News

Banned Russian diplomats sneak into restricted areas of Parliament in major security breach

Russian diplomats gained access to restricted areas of the Houses of Parliament in a "major" security breach last month, it has emerged.Just before Christmas, a small group of dignitaries on a public tour of the Palace of Westminster snuck off to an out-of-bounds area, before being discovered and turfed out by security personnel, The Guardian reports.A source told the newspaper: "We suspect they were just wanting to crow to the Kremlin that they…

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Firstpost News

Russian diplomats breach UK parliament security, accessed private offices on Christmas: Report

As per the report, the small group of Russian diplomats were part of the public tour of the Houses of Parliament. During the tour, they eventually separated from the general public and entered a part of the House of Lords which was out of bounds for the general public

2 months ago·Mumbai, India

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The Times

Russian diplomats breached security in parliament

MPs and peers were reminded about security after a Kremlin-linked group broke away from a public tour and entered an out-of-bounds area of the House of Lords

2 months ago·United Kingdom

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