Russia on Monday kicked out a British diplomat over allegations he was working as a spy — allegations rejected by London as "complete nonsense".
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Russia expels UK diplomat on spying allegations
Russia on Monday kicked out a British diplomat over allegations he was working as a spy — allegations rejected by London as "complete nonsense".
Moscow and London have each expelled multiple diplomatic mission staff over the last decade, trading accusations of espionage.
Expulsions from one side have typically been followed by a tit-for-tat response from the other.
The diplomat, named as 29-year-old diplomatic mission secretary Albertus Gerhardus Janse Van Rensburg, was expelled for engaging in "subversive intel activities that threaten Russia's protection", Russia's FSB protection service stated.
"A ruling was made to strip Janse Van Rensburg of his accreditation, and he was ordered to leave Russia within two weeks," it further stated.
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