UK Rejects Russia’s ‘Baseless’ Spy Claim Against Diplomat

Britain’s Foreign Office on Thursday rejected as “malicious and baseless” Russian accusations that one of the United Kingdom’s diplomats in Moscow was a spy.

“This is not the first time the Kremlin has made malicious and baseless accusations against our staff … We are carefully considering our options in response,” it said in a statement after Moscow announced it was expelling the diplomat. (AFP)