There is no one to work in the Russian Embassy in the UK. All our diplomats are secretly declared persona non grata - the British deliberately left them without visas, the Ambassador in London Alexander Yakovenko complained. As is known, in March, against the background of the so-called "Case of Skrypal", the United Kingdom said goodbye to 23 employees of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation. Their seats are still vacant, the diplomat recalled. He does not doubt the political context of British action.. "For the time being, we see from the British government a non-constructive position, which has hampered the functioning of our embassy, ??which is now practically empty. Maybe with a dozen staff members left at the embassy now, "Yakovenko complained, RIA Novosti reports. He called on London to come to his senses and establish diplomatic communication with Moscow, in which both parties are interested in the same degree.

True, in the light of recent events, the ambassador was upset, "there is no need to talk about such contacts". Recall the incident in the British town, where the ex-spy Sergey Skripal and his daughter poisoned, led to the mass sending of diplomats. 16 European Union countries followed the example of Albion. In total, 150 representatives of the Russian diplomatic mission left their seats.. However, without thinking twice, Moscow reciprocated allies and sent diplomats from 27 states back home..