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Russia started this conflict. Russia illegally invaded Ukraine. Russia could end this conflict straight away,
The Russian authorities revoked the diplomatic accreditation of six UK diplomats in Russia last month, following action taken by the UK government in response to Russian state-directed activity across Europe and in the UK. We are unapologetic about protecting our national interests.”
Ukraine has the right to self-defence, and we’ve obviously been absolutely fully supportive of Ukraine’s right to self-defence — we’re providing training capability, as you know. But we don’t seek any conflict with Russia — that’s not our intention in the slightest,
We fully share the FSB’s assessment of these British diplomats’ activities. The British Embassy has gone far beyond the limits outlined by the Vienna Convention,
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova wrote on Telegram The English did not take our hints about the need to stop this practice [of carrying out intelligence activities inside Russia], so we decided to expel these six to begin with.”
An FSB employee told Rossiya-24 Thus, the facts revealed give grounds to consider the activities of British diplomats sent to Moscow by the directorate as threatening the security of the Russian Federation,
the FSB said in a statement In this connection, on the basis of documents provided by the Federal Security Service of Russia and as a response to the numerous unfriendly steps taken by London, the ministry of foreign affairs of Russia, in cooperation with the agencies concerned, has terminated the accreditation of six members of the political department of the British embassy in Moscow in whose actions signs of spying and sabotage were found.”