Russia has expelled a British diplomat for spying, according to state media reports.
TASS state media said: “An employee of the British Embassy in Moscow has been stripped of his accreditation for providing false information when entering the Russian Federation.
“His work revealed signs of intelligence activities.”
Footage has shown the British ambassador’s car pulling up to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow.
The UK Foreign Office has not yet commented on the developments.
Russian state media reported that the diplomat was a replacement for one of six UK diplomats expelled back in August.
Russian security services allege that Wilkes Edward Prior, sent to Moscow by the Foreign Office, intentionally provided false information when entering Russia.
They added that “signs of subversive work” and intelligence were found.
This comes after the UK have Ukraine permission to use Storm Shadow missiles to strike Russian territory.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has even threatened to attack the UK and said Britain is now “directly” involved in the war.
This week, French newspaper Le Monde reported that talks between the UK and France over sending soldiers to Ukraine have been reignited.
A British military source told the outlet: “Discussions are underway between the UK and France regarding defence cooperation, particularly with the aim of creating a core of allies in Europe, focused on Ukraine and broader European security.”
However, Foreign Secretary David Lammy denied the claims.Â
He said: “We are very clear that we stand ready and continue to support the Ukrainians with training particularly, but there has been a long-standing position that we are not committing UK troops to the theater of action.
“That is certainly the UK position, and remains the UK position at this time.”