Britain's ambassador to Russia was met by a mob as she was summoned to the country's foreign ministry today over claims the UK orchestrated attacks on the Nord Stream pipes and the Black Sea Fleet.
Deborah Bronnert was confronted by demonstrators waving banners reading 'Britain is a terrorist state' and 'Britain will answer for the Nord Stream' as she stepped out of her car in Moscow this morning.
The foreign ministry hauled Bronnert in to show her 'evidence' the UK helped orchestrate Ukrainian drone attacks on the Black Sea Fleet in Crimea last weekend.
The meeting also comes after the Kremlin accused the UK of working with America to attack the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipes in September.
Protesters - who appeared to be stage-managed - carried banners reading 'Britain is a terrorist state' and 'Britain will answer for the Nord Stream'
Bronnert strolled past ignoring the protest - which appeared to be stage-managed - and stayed inside the ministry for around half an hour.
There was no immediate comment from Russia or Britain about what transpired during the meeting.
Britain has denied being involved in direct attacks on Russia or its assets but is open about providing support to Ukraine's war effort, with London warning Putin it would back Kyiv before he chose to invade.
Western officials said on Wednesday that Russia's increasingly wild allegations about nuclear weapons and sabotage attacks are a way to distract from its failing war.
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