Britain said it would recall the accreditation of a Russian diplomat in response to a similar Russian move earlier this week against British diplomats.

“It is clear that the Russian state is actively seeking to lead the British Embassy to Moscow to the closure and does not take into account the dangerous escalating effects of this event.“, A Foreign Ministry spokesman said in a statement.

OR Russia accused Monday two British diplomats for espionage and asked them to leave the country for two weeks. Britain rejected the accusations as “unfounded”.

Moscow has been outraged by Ukraine’s ongoing military support for Ukraine and recent statements by British Prime Minister Kir Starmer for the presence of British troops on Ukraine territory as part of a possible peacekeeping force.

Britain has announced that it today called the Russian ambassador to London, where it has made it clear that it would not tolerate the “intimidation” of diplomats and its staff.

“We have drawn a line about this incident and demand from Russia to do the sameThe Foreign Ministry spokesman said. ‘Any further action that Russia will receive will be considered escalation and will be answered accordingly“