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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ben Quinn

Russia orders two people connected to British embassy to leave country

Union jack flying above British embassy in Moscow with towers in the background
The two individuals have been given two weeks to leave Russia. Photograph: Evgenia Novozhenina/Reuters

Two people connected to the British embassy in Moscow have been ordered to leave the country by the Russian authorities, which claimed they had been performing intelligence work.

The British government hit back by accusing Russia of making “malicious and baseless accusations”.

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