Russian authorities have launched a criminal investigation into an alleged assault on a freelance journalist by a man believed to be connected to the British Embassy in Moscow. The incident occurred at Vnukovo Airport when the journalist, attempting to interview arriving British diplomats, was reportedly pushed by the alleged assailant. British officials have condemned the incident as an attempt to intimidate diplomats and damage the UK's international reputation.
Russian police have opened a criminal investigation into an alleged assault on a freelance journalist by a person believed to be an employee of the British embassy, the Russian interior ministry said on Friday.
“While the journalist was performing her professional duties, an unknown man, presumably an employee of the British Embassy in the Russian Federation, who was meeting the delegation, pushed her, causing the girl to lose her balance,“ the ministry said. Britain’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office said the incident was “nothing more than an interference operation designed to intimidate legitimate diplomats, degrade the UK’s international reputation, and distract from Russia's flagrant and repeated disregard for international law.
The announcement came a day after Britain announced it was expelling a Russian diplomat in retaliation for Moscow throwing out a British diplomat last November. Russia had accused the diplomat of spying, which London emphatically denied.
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