..British Council diarah tutup, 23 orang kena Persona Non Grata

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Russia expels 23 British diplomats in retaliation as diplomatic spat over Sergei Skripal poisoning intensifies

British Council activities in Russia have also been stopped


Russia has announced it will expel 23 British diplomats in a like-for-like retaliation to British measures announced on Wednesday after the UK government blamed Russia for the poisoning of former spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury on 4 March.

The Russian Foreign Ministry announced on Saturday morning that the 23 diplomatic representatives of the British Embassy in Moscow should leave Russia within a week.

The UK Foreign Office said in a statement it had "anticipated a response of this kind" and the National Security Council would meet early next week "to consider next steps".

It insisted there was "no alternative conclusion other than that the Russian State was culpable" but said it was not in the UK's national interest "to break off all dialogue between our countries".

"The onus remains on the Russian state to account for their actions and to comply with their international obligations," the statement concluded.

A Russian response to the British measures had been expected for several days and when it came, it went further than expected.

Apart from the expected tit-for-tat expulsions, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced it is stopping all British Council activities "due to legal irregularities" and revoking its agreement for Britain to operate a consulate-general in St Petersburg.

The ministry also warned that Russia could take further measures if Britain takes any more "unfriendly actions" against the country.

"We are profoundly disappointed at this development," said a spokesperson for the British Council, adding that cultural relations and educational opportunities are "vital" when "political or diplomatic relations become difficult".

Shortly before the announcement, British ambassador to Russia, Laurie Bristow, was summoned to the foreign ministry for talks, where he learned of the retaliation measures.

pyropura

Lepaih ni Brits pasti akan rampas properties para oligarch di Grosvernor ka Belgravia ka ...

hanakikan

next step May, boikot World Cup. tapi kalau jadi boikot, macam tak best lah edisi kali ni

pyropura

hanakikan replied at 18-3-2018 04:20 AM
next step May, boikot World Cup. tapi kalau jadi boikot, macam tak best lah edisi kali ni

Tim bola England tu, kalau boikot atau tidak, serupa tak ujud ade kat Werl Kap, so who are yuuss aje kata Ruski

AbukRokok

this is good for new order

benda yg paling merisaukan bila Russia terlalu nak jadi The West sgt...time Medvedev.... Gaddafi/Libya jadi mangsa

moonbug

Not a good development, especially with World Cup just around the corner

pyropura

AbukRokok replied at 18-3-2018 10:11 AM
this is good for new order

benda yg paling merisaukan bila Russia terlalu nak jadi The West sgt.. ...

Medvedev tu kan puppet Putin juga

pyropura

moonbug replied at 18-3-2018 12:19 PM
Not a good development, especially with World Cup just around the corner

tim bola Inglaterra tu tak yah masok Werl Kap pun takpe, buat nyemak aje

Decaffeinated

Laaa.... ingatkan British Council yg kat seberang KLCC tu.....

hanakikan

Decaffeinated replied at 18-3-2018 09:05 PM
Laaa.... ingatkan British Council yg kat seberang KLCC tu.....

fee mahal kat situ.

hanakikan

pyropura replied at 18-3-2018 05:16 AM
Tim bola England tu, kalau boikot atau tidak, serupa tak ujud ade kat Werl Kap, so who are yuuss a ...

edisi kali ni boring sikit since italy dengan holland tak masuk. so kalau england boikot kureng meriah la