RUSSIA – Russia on Thursday ordered the expulsion of Gareth Samuel Davies, 45, who it says was a British spy disguising as a British embassy employee in Moscow. The Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Danae Dholakia, the UK charge d’affaires, issuing her a formal protest and demanding the departure of the suspected spy. “On January 15, the […]
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British Council Office in Russia used Ukrainian Refugees to Gather Intelligence on Russian Troops – FSB, and the Office Formally Designated Undesirable in Russia
RUSSIA – The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) has claimed that the British Council office in Russia was acquiring information about Russian troops in Donbass and Novorossiya from Ukrainian refugees. In a statement, the FSB said that after Russia launched its operation in Ukraine, “the British Council’s activities acquired a clearly subversive character. Thus, through […]