United Kingdom Expels Russian Diplomat in Retaliation for Previous Expulsion and Smear Campaign

The United Kingdom has expelled a Russian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move, revoking the accreditation of an unnamed official. This action comes in response to Russia's "unjustified" expulsion of a British embassy employee last month, who was accused of spying, and a subsequent "malicious public smear campaign." Diplomatic relations between the two countries have been tense since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine four years ago.