UK firms working in Russia sit tight as relations ice over

By Dave Rogers and Hamish Champ2018-03-22T06:30:00

Aukett Swanke among firms told to keep eyes on Foreign Office advice as Russia-UK spat continues

Firms working in Russia have been told by the government to prepare for an anti-British backlash in the wake of the escalating diplomatic row between the two countries.

Last week the UK and Russian governments said they were both expelling 23 diplomats with Moscow also closing the British Council in Russia and the British Consulate in St Petersburg following the attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in Salisbury earlier this month.

Issued last week, the advice of the Foreign Office for those working in or due to travel to Russia is to “be aware of the possibility of anti-British sentiment or harassment at this time”.

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