Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations
Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) ordered a British diplomat to leave the country within two weeks over allegations of economic espionage and providing false information when entering Russia. The UK Foreign Office rejected the accusations as baseless and accused Russia of harassment and intimidation of British embassy staff. This is the latest in a series of diplomatic expulsions between Russia and the UK since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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Divergence score
3 outlets covered it, splitting into 3 framing camps across 2 bias groups.
3 camps
2 bias groups
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
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Al Jazeera
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International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
First to report
- Reutersfirst
- BBC+1.6 h
- Al Jazeera+2.4 h
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How each outlet covered it
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Center & international coverage
“Russia expels British diplomat over spying allegations”
“Russia expels a British diplomat for economic espionage - Reuters”
“Russia's FSB orders British diplomat's expulsion, UK rejects 'intimidation'”
7 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
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Claimed
The diplomat intentionally provided false information when obtaining a permit to enter Russia
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