Russia Restricts Movement by UK Diplomats Over ‘Hostile Actions’, in Another Blow To Diplomatic Relations Severely Strained Over the War in Ukraine
The diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Russia have reached a new low this Thursday (July 20), when the Kremlin reportedly reprimanded the British Chargé d’affaires over the UK’s support for Ukrainian terrorist attacks, and announced new restrictions on the movement of British diplomats in Russian territory.
Since President Vladimir Putin started his military campaign in Ukraine, the UK has provided Kyiv with military aid worth billions of dollars, and – along with the US and western partners – imposed heavy economic sanctions.
Reuters reported:
“Russia on Thursday imposed Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats, requiring them to give at least five working days’ notice of any plans to travel beyond a 120-km (75-mile) radius,
