Russia expels a British diplomat on spying charges: "Involved in subversive activities"
RussiaMonday diplomatically Britainon the background of accusing him of espionage, charges that London rejected and considered… "Just nonsense"Moscow and London have exchanged expulsions of a number of diplomats over the past decade on charges of espionage.
The Russian Federal Security Service said that the diplomat, whom it identified as the 29-year-old embassy secretary Albertus Gerhardus Janse van Rensburg, was expelled for his involvement in "Subversive intelligence activities threaten Russia’s security".
He added "A decision was made to revoke Janse van Rensburg’s accreditation and she was ordered to leave Russia within two weeks"
An aggressive campaign of harassment
The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that it had summoned the British Chargé d’Affaires and warned London against responding in kind. For its part, Britain accused Russia of launching… "An aggressive and coordinated campaign of harassment".
A spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said: "Today’s Russian accusations against our diplomats are complete nonsense"adding that Moscow is promoting "For malicious and completely baseless accusations regarding their work".
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