The Federal Security Service (FSB) of Russia announced this Tuesday the decision to expel a British diplomat for carrying out espionage activities that threaten national security. “Indications were detected that said diplomat was carrying out subversive and espionage activities that threaten the security of the Russian Federation,” says the official statement, collected by the Interfax agency. Ukraine is using British missiles to bomb Russian soil.
The FSB specifies that the second secretary of the political department of the British Embassy provided “false information” when requesting entry into Russian territory, which “violated Russian legislation”, which is why his diplomatic accreditation was revoked. .
The note mentions the name of the diplomat, Wilkes Edward Pryor, something unusual in these cases, especially when it is usually the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that publishes this news.
The FSB explains that Pryor, who has two weeks to leave Russia, replaced one of the six diplomats expelled last August for espionage.
Next, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson, María Zajárova, announced that the British ambassador had been summoned to the Foreign Ministry this Tuesday.
Last May, London announced that it would expel Russia’s defense manager in the United Kingdom, considering him to be “an undeclared military intelligence agent.”
In addition, the Home Secretary, James Cleverly, announced in the House of Commons that several Russian diplomatic facilities operating in this country would be closed.
London also assured that it will impose restrictions on Russian diplomatic visas, including a limit on the length of time they can stay in the United Kingdom.
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