Lammy warns Putin as Russian diplomat stripped of accreditation The UK will be “unapologetic” in standing up to Vladimir Putin, David Lammy said after the Foreign Office stripped a Russian diplomat’s accreditation.
A Foreign Office spokesman said: “We have summoned the Russian ambassador for a meeting with a senior British official to revoke the accreditation of a Russian diplomat.
Foreign Secretary Mr Lammy said the UK’s decision to respond by revoking a Russian diplomat’s accreditation sent a clear message.
The diplomat was alleged to have been involved in “reconnaissance and subversive work that threatens the security of the Russian Federation” – claims dismissed as unfounded by the Foreign Office.
The move was a tit-for-tat response after Moscow expelled a British diplomat it accused of spying, a claim dismissed as “baseless” by the Foreign Office.
