UK Sends Russian Official Home After Moscow Made Same Move.
The UK has sent a Russian official out of the country after Moscow forced a British worker to leave last year.
David Lammy, who leads UK foreign matters, said they took this step because Russia made a British official leave in November.
Russia said the British worker gave false facts and spied, so they asked the person to leave.
The UK spoke firmly about this. They said Russia must not scare their staff. If Russia does more, the UK will answer back.
The UK told Russia's top man in London, Andrey Kelin, that one of his workers must leave. Kelin has worked in the UK since 2019.
When a country lets someone be a foreign worker there, they give them special rights. The UK took these rights from the Russian workers.
"We protect what matters to our land," Lammy said. He added that if Russia acts against the UK, they will act back.
Russia has not said anything about this yet.
Last year, Russia made the British worker leave in two weeks. They said this person spied and put the wrong facts in the papers.
Russian news showed the British worker's face and name on TV. They said their police found out about the spying.
The UK said Russia's words were not true. They thought about what to do next.
Russia said they might do more if the UK acted against them.
The UK and Russia have not been friends since Russia went into Ukraine in 2022.
Both sides keep sending each other's workers home.
Last fall, Russia sent six British workers home from Moscow.
In May, Russia told Captain Adrian Coghill to leave. This came after the UK sent a Russian army worker home for spying.
Since the war began, Russia has prevented many British journalists and leaders from coming to their country, including people from the BBC, Sky News, and Channel 4.
Recently, Russia said 30 more people cannot come in, including Angela Rayner and other UK leaders.
They already stopped David Lammy and Sir Keir Starmer in 2022, and Kemi Badenoch cannot go there either.
The UK has sent a Russian official out of the country after Moscow forced a British worker to leave last year.
David Lammy, who leads UK foreign matters, said they took this step because Russia made a British official leave in November.
Russia said the British worker gave false facts and spied, so they asked the person to leave.
The UK spoke firmly about this. They said Russia must not scare their staff. If Russia does more, the UK will answer back.
The UK told Russia's top man in London, Andrey Kelin, that one of his workers must leave. Kelin has worked in the UK since 2019.
When a country lets someone be a foreign worker there, they give them special rights. The UK took these rights from the Russian workers.
"We protect what matters to our land," Lammy said. He added that if Russia acts against the UK, they will act back.
Russia has not said anything about this yet.
Last year, Russia made the British worker leave in two weeks. They said this person spied and put the wrong facts in the papers.
Russian news showed the British worker's face and name on TV. They said their police found out about the spying.
The UK said Russia's words were not true. They thought about what to do next.
Russia said they might do more if the UK acted against them.
The UK and Russia have not been friends since Russia went into Ukraine in 2022.
Both sides keep sending each other's workers home.
Last fall, Russia sent six British workers home from Moscow.
In May, Russia told Captain Adrian Coghill to leave. This came after the UK sent a Russian army worker home for spying.
Since the war began, Russia has prevented many British journalists and leaders from coming to their country, including people from the BBC, Sky News, and Channel 4.
Recently, Russia said 30 more people cannot come in, including Angela Rayner and other UK leaders.
They already stopped David Lammy and Sir Keir Starmer in 2022, and Kemi Badenoch cannot go there either.
