British envoy leaves Russian Foreign Ministry without comment

Russian Politics & Diplomacy November 26, 17:01

Earlier, the Russian Federal Security Service Public Relations Center said that a British diplomat who replaced UK intelligence officers that had been expelled from Russia in August, has also lost his accreditation and must leave Russia within two weeks

MOSCOW, November 26. /TASS/. UK Ambassador to Moscow Nigel Casey has left the Russian Foreign Ministry where he was earlier summoned over intelligence operations of a British embassy employee, a TASS correspondent reported.

The envoy spent slightly over one hour at the ministry.

Casey did not take any questions from journalists who were waiting for him near the building.

Earlier, the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Public Relations Center said that a British diplomat who replaced UK intelligence officers that had been expelled from Russia in August, has also lost his accreditation and must leave Russia within two weeks.

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