Charge d'Affairs to Russia, Danae Dholakia, center, arrives at the Russia's Foreign Ministry after she was summoned to receive a notice, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Charge d'Affairs to Russia, Danae Dholakia, center, arrives at the Russia's Foreign Ministry after she was summoned to receive a notice, in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. Russia Foreign Ministry said in a statement the diplomat’s accreditation has been revoked and that the individual must now leave the country within two weeks. The U.K.’s charge d’affaires in Russia, Danae Dholakia, was summoned to the ministry's Moscow headquarters to receive the notice. “Moscow will not tolerate the work of undeclared British intelligence officers in Russia,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.

Source: ABC News January 15, 2026 15:20 UTC