Overview
- Russia's foreign ministry said it received information linking a British embassy employee to UK intelligence and ordered the diplomat to leave within two weeks.
- British charge d'affaires Danae Dholakia was summoned to receive a formal protest over alleged undeclared intelligence activity.
- Accounts differed on disclosure, with the FSB reported to have named the diplomat while the ministry did not identify the individual publicly.
- Officials warned Russia would respond decisively in kind if London escalates the situation.
- The expulsion fits a pattern of reciprocal actions between the countries since 2022, and no UK response was reported at the time of publication.