Russia Expels Two British Diplomats Over Espionage Allegations

The expulsions are the latest in a series of tit-for-tat actions between Moscow and London as tensions remain high over Ukraine and spying accusations.

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) accused two British diplomats of providing false personal data and engaging in intelligence and subversive activities threatening national security.
The diplomats, identified as a second secretary of the British embassy and the spouse of another diplomat, have been given two weeks to leave the country.
The U.K. government has dismissed the accusations as 'baseless' and has not yet provided an official response to the expulsions.
This incident follows a pattern of reciprocal diplomatic expulsions between Russia and the U.K., with similar actions occurring in November and September of last year.
Diplomatic tensions between the two nations have escalated significantly since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, with hundreds of diplomats expelled on both sides in recent years.