Russia's Foreign Ministry says it has introduced a notification procedure for employees of British diplomatic missions on Russian territory. According to the ministry, British diplomats, with the exception of the ambassador, his/her advisers, and general consuls, must notify Russian authorities at least five days in advance of any trips beyond a 120-kilometer free-movement zone. Two days earlier, London sanctioned 14 Russian officials for what it said was their role in Russia's forced relocation of tens of thousands of Ukrainian children since the start of Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
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