According to the FSB, the British diplomat was a replacement for one of six UK diplomats expelled in August, also on espionage charges

Russia has expelled a British diplomat after accusing him of espionage.

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian authorities on Tuesday ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on allegations of spying as tensions soar over the conflict in Ukraine. Russia’s Federal Security Service, the top domestic security and counterintelligence agency, said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies that the diplomat, identified as Edward Pryor Wilkes, […]

Russian authorities have ordered a British diplomat to leave the country on allegations of spying as tensions soar over the conflict in Ukraine.

It’s the latest tit-for-tat move amid mounting tensions over Ukraine.

A Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman says the ministry has also summoned the British ambassador.

FSB says diplomat appeared to have carried out ‘intelligence and subversive work’