Russia expelled a British diplomat from Moscow on March 29, 2026, delivering a formal protest to Britain's Chargé d'affaires and accusing the individual of economic espionage. On its own, the move was routine — a tit-for-tat in a series of diplomatic skirmishes stretching back to Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. What made Sunday's expulsion different was what arrived alongside it: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's assertion, made the same day in Riyadh, that he is "100 percent confident" Russia has been passing real-time satellite intelligence to Iran.
Zelenskyy said Russian reconnaissance satellites photographed a US air base in Saudi Arabia on three separate occasions before Iran struck the facility. The base, which hosts US military assets supporting operations against Iran, was damaged in the attack. American officials did not comment publicly on the allegation, but its implication is stark: if confirmed, Russia provided targeting data for a strike on US forces — an act that would redefine the boundaries of Moscow's involvement in the current conflict.
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