OREANDA-NEWS Moscow's decision to expel six British diplomats accused of espionage has no grounds and is groundless. This was stated by representatives of the British Foreign Ministry, TASS reports.

"The accusations made by the FSB against our employees today are completely groundless... We are not going to apologize for protecting our national interests," the message says.

Earlier, the FSB of Russia convicted six employees of the political department of the British Embassy in Moscow of intelligence and subversive work. At the moment, diplomats are deprived of accreditation.

At the same time, the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov ruled out the possibility of severing diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom due to the intelligence activities of employees of the British embassy.