The diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Russia have reached a new low this Thursday (July 20), when the Kremlin reportedly reprimanded the British Charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires over the UK\u2019s support for Ukrainian terrorist attacks, and announced new restrictions on the movement of British diplomats in Russian territory.<\/p>\n
Since President Vladimir Putin started his military campaign in Ukraine, the UK has provided Kyiv with military aid worth billions of dollars, and \u2013 along with the US and western partners \u2013 imposed heavy economic sanctions.<\/p>\n
Reuters<\/span><\/a> reported:<\/p>\n \u201cRussia on Thursday imposed Soviet-style restrictions on British diplomats, requiring them to give at least five working days\u2019 notice of any plans to travel beyond a 120-km (75-mile) radius, due to what it described as London\u2019s \u2018hostile actions\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Britain is one of the leading Western suppliers of weaponry to Ukraine in its struggle to face the overwhelming Russian forces.<\/p>\n \u201cBritain\u2019s charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires in Russia was scolded at a meeting at the foreign ministry in Moscow on Thursday for what Moscow said was support for the \u2018terrorist actions\u2019 of Ukraine and for obstructing Russian diplomacy in Britain.<\/em><\/p>\n \u2018The British side was also informed of the decision to introduce a notification procedure for the movement of employees of British diplomatic missions on the territory of our country as a response to London\u2019s hostile actions\u2019, the ministry said.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n The announced measures are the toughest constraints they since Soviet times, which speaks to the new \u2018cold war\u2019 unleashed by the polarization surrounding the conflict on the Ukraine.<\/p>\n Tom Dodd, British interim charg\u00e9 d\u2019affaires in Moscow, was summoned to the Russian diplomatic agency, and heard that the measures were \u2018in response to London\u2019s hostile policy\u2019<\/em>.<\/span><\/p>\n TASS<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018The British side was informed of the decision, as a response measure to London\u2019s hostile actions, including those hindering the normal operations of Russian foreign missions in the UK, to introduce a notification procedure for travel by staff of the British diplomatic missions within our country\u2019, the Russian Foreign Ministry noted.<\/em><\/p>\n The Russian foreign policy agency explained that henceforth accredited staff of the UK embassy in Moscow [\u2026] must submit notification of any travel beyond the 120-kilometer free movement zone at least five business days in advance. \u2018The relevant document should contain information about the dates, purpose and type of trip, as well as planned business interactions, accompanying individuals, type of transport used, destinations to be visited, accommodations, and the trip itinerary\u2019, the statement noted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Dodd was also told about \u2018the inadmissibility of London\u2019s support for the Kiev regime\u2019s terrorist attacks\u2019<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018It was reiterated to the British side that any efforts by it aimed at continuing [London\u2019s] destructive policy in international and bilateral affairs, and attempts to demonize our country and hinder the work of Russian foreign missions will inevitably receive a resolute response\u2019, the Russian diplomatic agency added.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n Only the British ambassador and three senior diplomats are exempted from the obligation to give five working days\u2019 written notice of any plans to travel beyond a 120-km \u2018free movement zone\u2019.<\/p>\n BBC<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n \u201cThe Vienna Convention \u2013 which the UK and Russia are both signed up to \u2013 is clear that governments must give accredited diplomats \u2018freedom of movement and travel in its territory\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n So governments rarely actually stop diplomats from travelling \u2013 but they can make it very difficult by imposing rules and regulations, such as the Russian government has.<\/em><\/p>\n The resulting bureaucratic demands are time-consuming and onerous but are just within the letter of the Vienna Convention.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n The post Russia Restricts Movement by UK Diplomats Over \u2018Hostile Actions\u2019, in Another Blow To Diplomatic Relations Severely Strained Over the War in Ukraine<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The diplomatic relations between the United Kingdom and Russia have reached a new low this Thursday (July 20),<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\n