UK summons Russian ambassador to revoke accreditation of Russian diplomat
Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on February 6, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 26, 2026

The UK has revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat in response to Russia's actions against a British diplomat, warning against further escalation.
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain on Thursday summoned the Russian ambassador to London for a meeting with a senior British official to revoke the accreditation of a Russian diplomat.
"This is in response to Russia's unprovoked and baseless decision to strip the accreditation of a British diplomat in Moscow in November," the Foreign Office said in a statement.
"Any further action taken by Russia will be considered an escalation and responded to accordingly."
(Reporting by Muvija M; Editing by Kate Holton)
The main topic is the UK's decision to revoke the accreditation of a Russian diplomat in response to Russia's actions against a British diplomat.
The UK took this action in response to Russia's decision to strip the accreditation of a British diplomat in Moscow.
The UK has warned that any further action by Russia will be considered an escalation and will be responded to accordingly.
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