Britain revokes accreditation of Russian diplomat in tit-for-tat expulsion
Officials summoned Russian Ambassador Andrey Kelin to the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office to inform him of the decision.
'This is in response to Russia's unprovoked and baseless decision to strip the accreditation of a British diplomat in Moscow in November,'' the Foreign Office said. 'The UK will not stand for intimidation of our staff in this way and so we are taking reciprocal action.''
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