Russia charges UK over "contracting" London government office

The Russian represetative to the UK has blamed the English government for postponing the giving of visas to staff at its international safe haven in London. 

Alexander Yakovenko said the international safe haven was "contracting" and addressed whether the UK needed "a satisfactory Russian political nearness". 

He likewise censured the PM and outside secretary for giving what he said were "hostile to Russian articulations". 

The Outside Office said there was no arrangement to defer visas. 

Mr Yakovenko said Russia did not have enough political staff in London in light of the fact that as individuals returned home or went ahead to different postings, visas for their substitutions were not being issued. 

"The government office is contracting and on the off chance that it proceeds with the international safe haven will be diminished further. Individuals can't be supplanted in light of the fact that the visas are not being issued," he said. 

"I trust this issue will be determined under present government." 

He included: "Here in London, we essentially don't comprehend the procedure of this nation on visa issues." 

'Outsider country' 

Mr Yakovenko's remarks come in the midst of open conflicts between the UK and Russia over Syria, Ukraine and the slaughtering of previous KGB operator Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006. 

Prior this month, Remote Secretary Boris Johnson told MPs Russia gambled turning into an outsider country over its association in besieging the Syrian city of Aleppo and encouraged nonconformists to exhibit outside its government office. 

Furthermore, Head administrator Theresa May this week encouraged European pioneers to send a "powerful joined message" to Moscow over the besieging effort. 

Likewise on Friday, there was further consideration on the relationship between the nations as two English warships shadowed a plane carrying warship and other Russian maritime ships as they passed the UK on their approach to Syria. 

An Outside Office representative said: "We have clarified to the Russians that the lines should be cleared on both sides, and they have concurred work with us on this. 

"We routinely talk about the visa trade handle with the Russians at authority level and this requires both the UK and Russia to cooperate to guarantee the viable operation of our individual government offices."