Russia Withdraws Ambassador from Britain as Diplomatic Ties Sink to New Low

Moscow leaves its London embassy without an ambassador as Kremlin warns Britain is following a ‘path of confrontation’ over UkraineRussia has withdrawn its ambassador to Britain after more than seven years in London, leaving one of Europe’s most important diplomatic relationships without a permanent senior envoy as tensions over the war in Ukraine reach a new and potentially dangerous stage. Andrey Kelin left his post on July 21st and Moscow has yet to nominate a successor. The Russian embassy in London is instead being run by a chargé d’affaires, reducing the level of political representation between two nuclear-armed states whose...