Britain responds to Moscow by withdrawing diplomatic accreditation… and warnings of escalation
He added that a senior official made it clear to the Russian ambassador summoned by the ministry that the United Kingdom will not stand idly by intimidating its embassy employees. He expressed dissatisfaction with Russia’s continuous efforts to obstruct the work of the diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom and deter our support for Ukraine. He stressed that any additional move taken by Russia will be considered an escalation and will be responded to. This is the basis. The UK government’s move came after Russia reported on January 15 that it had summoned the British Chargé d’Affairs in Moscow and issued a strong protest, and that it would withdraw the accreditation of diplomat Gareth Samuel Davies after receiving information indicating that he belonged to British intelligence. Russia warned Britain against escalating the situation, expressing its readiness for a decisive and equal response if London decided to respond. />The two countries have expelled their embassy employees in recent years, and decades-long accusations of espionage have clouded relations between Moscow and London, which were at their lowest levels even before the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022.
Pulled Accreditation of a Russian diplomat in a move that came in response to the expulsion of Russian-British relations The expulsion of ambassadors between Russia and Britain
