Russia expels UK diplomat accused of being spy

A pedestrian walks across the ice-covered Dnieper River in Kyiv on January 14, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [AFP]

Russia said Thursday it was expelling a British diplomat, calling him an undercover spy in the latest espionage accusation between Moscow and London.

The Kremlin has long singled out Britain as one of the most hostile Western states -- with relations virtually frozen even before Moscow's full-scale offensive on Ukraine.