Britain revoked the accreditation of a Russian diplomat on Wednesday in response to Russia's expulsion of two British diplomats this week and it accused Russia of trying to force its embassy in Moscow to close.

Britain said it would revoke accreditation for a Russian diplomat in response to a similar move by Russia earlier this week against British diplomats. "It is clear that the Russian state is actively seeking to drive the British Embassy in Moscow towards closure and has no regard for the dangerous escalatory impact of this,

Britain's government said Wednesday it has expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse in a tit-for-tat response to the expulsion of two British embassy staff in Moscow earlier this week. Watch this report for more details!

The British government on Wednesday expelled a Russian diplomat and a diplomatic spouse, after summoning the Russian ambassador in protest over a campaign of harassment against British diplomats. Recall that Russia on Monday accused two British diplomats of spying and gave them two weeks to leave the country.

The expulsion follows a systemic campaign of coercion and harassment against UK diplomats in Moscow as "rogue state" Russia tries to force embassies to quit the country.