Russia revoked the six diplomats’ accreditation due to what Moscow’s Federal Security Service said were “signs of intelligence and subversive work.”
Russia expelled several British diplomats last month over allegations that they were “threatening the security” of the Kremlin.
Russia revoked the six diplomats’ accreditation due to what Moscow’s Federal Security Service said were “signs of intelligence and subversive work,” CNN reported Friday.
Their behavior was viewed as “threatening the security of the Russian Federation,” Moscow said — though it did not provide evidence of the alleged spying.
The expulsions took place in August, Britain confirmed.
“The accusations made today by the FSB against our staff are completely baseless,” Britain’s Foreign Office said Friday.
“We are unapologetic about protecting our national interests,” it added.
The expulsions were supposedly made in response to new measures that were announced by the UK’s previous government in the spring, the Foreign Office added.
