Great Britain recalls Russian military attache/Collage 24 Channel (illustrative photo) Great Britain plans to expel the Russian military attaché from the country and deprive some objects of diplomatic status. UK Home Secretary Cleverley says it's all because of Moscow's malicious actions. Addressing parliament on 8 May, the Home Secretary said the UK was already an “extremely challenging environment for Russian intelligence services”. Countermeasures will further strengthen resistance to the Russian threat.
The Conservative government will fight back against Russia and will not weaken its support for Ukraine< /h2>
James Cleverly also recalled that the UK introduced several waves of sanctions against Russian companies and individuals after Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
We will expel the Russian defense attache, who is an undeclared military intelligence officer, the minister said.
In addition, Cleverley promised to revoke the status of diplomatic premises from several Russian-linked facilities in Britain. He also said there would be new restrictions on Russian diplomatic visas, including limits on the length of stay of Russian diplomats in the UK.
NATO members said last week they were “deeply concerned” due to recent attacks that Russia may have carried out on their territory. Russian criminal actions affected the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Great Britain.
Hysteria of Russians in response< /h2>
Press Secretary of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, immediately in response to Cleverly’s words, began to lie that British accusations of Russian involvement in the arson of warehouses with humanitarian products are absurd and are part of the information war against Russia .
James Cleverley said he expected Britain's latest measures to be met with accusations of Russophobia, conspiracy theories and hysteria from the Russian government. But “the British government should not be taken for fools.”
Our response will be decisive and firm. Our message to Russia is clear: stop this illegal war, withdraw your troops from Ukraine, stop this malicious activity,” concluded the British Home Secretary.
Great Britain is one of the leaders in resisting Russian aggression
- Great Britain has repeatedly introduced sanctions restrictions against Russia. Their sanctions are mainly aimed at the gold and oil sectors.
- The UK also announced the largest package of military aid to Ukraine, worth £500 million. In particular, this includes boats, missiles, armored vehicles, ammunition and drones.
- In addition, the British military is ready to experiment and send prototypes of a combat laser system to Ukraine DragonFire. This complex is already successfully being tested and destroying targets.
- On May 6, the Russians again began making hysterical statements, saying that Britain had become a “de facto” party to the “conflict” in Ukraine, recognizing Kyiv's right to use British weapons to strike Russia. Therefore, they say that the reaction could be retaliatory strikes, but not against Ukraine, but against Great Britain. The Russians also called the British ambassador for honors.
- However, the British ambassador was not afraid of such pressure from the Russian department. The British official noted that London will continue to help our state, as it did before.
