In a recent geopolitical escalation, Russia has expelled six British diplomats, accusing them of spying on Moscow. The Federal Security Service (FSB) alleged the diplomats were involved in "intelligence and subversive work" without providing evidence, asserting their actions threatened the security of Russia. This move follows discussions between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President Joe Biden in Washington DC regarding the potential for Ukraine to target Russian territory with Western weapons. Russia also accused Britain's Foreign Office of becoming an entity aimed at inflicting a strategic defeat on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine. The names of the expelled diplomats were released by Russian state media, and the British Foreign Office did not immediately confirm their departure from Russia.
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00:15In a recent geopolitical escalation, Russia has expelled six British diplomats, accusing
00:21them of spying on Moscow.
00:23The Federal Security Service FSB alleged the diplomats were involved in intelligence and
00:29subversive work without providing evidence, asserting their actions threatened the security
00:34of Russia.
00:36This move follows discussions between British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and US President
00:41Joe Biden in Washington, D.C. regarding the potential for Ukraine to target Russian territory
00:47with Western weapons.
00:49Russia also accused Britain's Foreign Office of becoming an entity aimed at inflicting
00:54a strategic defeat on Russia since the invasion of Ukraine.
00:58The names of the expelled diplomats were released by Russian state media, and the British Foreign
01:03Office did not immediately confirm their departure from Russia.
01:07Sir Keir Starmer's meeting with President Biden occurred after British Foreign Secretary
01:12David Lammy's visit to Kyiv, where he and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with
01:18Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
01:21Zelensky's administration has been urging the UK and the US to permit Ukraine to use
01:26long-range Western munitions against Russia following Ukraine's incursion into the Russian
01:32region of Kursk.
01:33In response, Russian President Vladimir Putin warned NATO leaders that allowing such actions
01:39would be seen as a declaration of war by NATO countries against Russia and would prompt
01:44Russia to make appropriate decisions in response to the new threats posed.
01:49The UK and Russia have been engaging in diplomatic tit-for-tat actions since Russia's invasion
01:55of Ukraine.
01:56Russia has issued bans on British lawmakers, officials, and intelligence officers from
02:02entering the country, and the UK has announced new measures against Moscow, including summoning
02:08the Russian ambassador and expelling the Russian defense attach, whom they accused of being
02:14an undeclared military intelligence officer.
02:17This pattern of reciprocal sanctions and political maneuvers reflects the ongoing tension between
02:23the two nations in the context of the conflict in Ukraine.