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Russia expels UK defence attache from Moscow in a tit-for-tat move
Updated On: 17 May, 2024 11:21 AM IST | Moscow | mid-day online correspondent
"Our reaction to the UK`s anti-Russian actions, which were announced on May 8, is not limited to this measure. The instigators of the escalation will be informed about further response steps," the ministry said
Apartments in Belogrod that collapsed after the explosion. Pics/X
As a tit-for-tat response to `unfriendly acts by the UK,` Russia on Thursday removed UK defence attaché Adrian Coghill from Moscow, according to a statement made by the Russian Foreign Minister, which was cited by the Russian news agency TASS. This came in response to the UK decision on May 8 to expel Russia`s defence attache, whom the UK accused of being an "undeclared military intelligence officer," and to remove diplomatic status from the Russian-owned Seacox Heath property in Sussex and the Russian embassy`s trade and defence section in Highgate. Along with these additional limitations, the UK also extended the period of stay that Russian diplomats are permitted to enter the nation on diplomatic visas.
Per an ANI report, the ministry claims that on May 16, it called a representative of the UK Embassy and sent him a protest on the unfavourable decision that that nation`s government made on May 8 regarding the defence attaché at the Russian Embassy in London. "The British diplomat was informed that, in response to the said decision, the defence attache at the UK Embassy in Moscow, Adrian Coghill, is declared persona non grata. He must leave the territory of the Russian Federation within a week," the ministry said.
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