““They wanted to brag.” Russian diplomats entered a closed area of the British Parliament during a tour – The New York Times January 17, 01:53 Share: Flag of Great Britain (Photo: Neri Vill / Pixabay) Russian diplomats briefly entered a closed area of the British Parliament during a public tour in December 2024, The New York Times reports. According to the publication, the incident occurred during”, — write on: ua.news
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Russian diplomats briefly entered the closed area of the British Parliament during a public tour in December 2024, The New York Times reports.
According to the publication, the incident occurred during a public tour of the British Parliament, in which she participated “a small group” of diplomats from the Russian Embassy.
At a certain point, the Russians broke away from the tour and entered the restricted-access House of Lords premises. There the security found them and kicked them out.
“We suspect that they just wanted to brag to the Kremlin that they infiltrated the British Parliament. The situation is not ideal, but they were caught before any damage was done,” said the British Parliament.
At the same time, after the incident, members of parliament and their colleagues received a written warning from the speakers of both chambers not to invite Russian diplomats to parliament.
“As an officially accredited representative of the Russian government, the Russian ambassador should not be welcomed inside the parliament until further notice. This applies to all other Russian diplomats and employees of the Russian embassy accredited in Great Britain,” the letter said.
The Russian ambassador, diplomats and employees of the Russian Embassy in London have been banned from visiting the British Parliament since 2022, when Moscow launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine.