Russia has quietly downgraded its diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom by leaving their embassy in London without an ambassador, it has emerged as Moscow warned of “consequences” for Britain supplying Kyiv with attack drones.
The Russian Ambassador to London, longstanding veteran of Russia’s diplomatic corps Andrey Kelin whose service predates the modern Russian state, running back to the Soviet Union in 1979, was withdrawn in July and hasn’t been replaced. Kelin had been in post since 2019 and had remained despite several distinct episodes of relations cooling between London and Moscow, including fallout from the Salisbury attack, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Britain’s decision to help Ukraine resist, so it isn’t immediately clear why the Kremlin has decided to step back from full relations now.
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