Russian has told a diplomat on the British Embassy in Moscow to go away inside two weeks after authorities accused him of ‘subversive intelligence activities’.
Jens van Rensburg, described because the second secretary on the embassy by Russian state-owned media, is alleged to have provided fake details when applying for entry to the country.
He was also accused of attempting to obtain sensitive information in unofficial meetings with economic experts.
A press release from the FSB spy agency said a call had been made to revoke his accreditation and ‘order him to go away Russia inside two weeks.’
It’s the second time a British diplomat has been told to go away Moscow after being accused of spying by officials.
An ‘undeclared British intelligence officer’ was expelled from the embassy in January.
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