Russia expels six British diplomats it accuses of spying and sabotage activity

Russia’s Federal Security Service on Friday (September 13, 2024) accused six British diplomats of spying and said a decision has been made to withdraw their accreditation.

Russian State TV quoted an official from the security service known as the FSB as saying that they will be expelled.

The FSB claimed that it received documents indicating that they were sent to Russia by a division of the U.K. Foreign Office “whose main task is to inflict a strategic defeat on our country,” and that they were involved in “intelligence-gathering and subversive activities.”