Rejected petition Close the Russian embassy UK and order all employees to leave the country

With the war in ukriane the Russian ambassador has time and time again posted hate on twitter calling for the hanging of POW among many other things all the while living freely and in luxury while the people of ukraine suffer please end this and close the embassy

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Decisions about the Russian embassy are a matter for the Russian diplomatic service, not the UK Government or Parliament.

We have published the following petition, which you might like to sign:

Cut diplomatic ties with Russia. We can never work with them again: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/625559

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Date submitted 8 February 2023
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