Russia Expels British Diplomat, UK Denies Spying

0:00Russia just kicked out a British diplomat on Monday, hitting him with spying charges that claim he was running ops against their security. The federal security service made the call, calling it a direct threat to the federation. This marks the second British expulsion by Moscow this year, after one back in January that London shot down his baseless. The UK fired back in February by booting a Russian diplomat from their turf. Britain's foreign office didn't hold back, slamming the latest accusations as complete nonsense and standing firm on their guy's innocence. Tensions keep escalating with more diplomat swaps, like two other Brits shown the door in March of 2025 over similar spy claims the UK dismissed outright. All this fits the pattern of back and forth expulsions between Russia and NATO since troops rolled into Ukraine back in February of 2022, pushing relations to Cold War lows, and it shows no signs of cooling down anytime soon. That's the story for today. Canada News Today, driven by AI.