Russian president Vladimir Putin is adopting a tactic of diplomatic ghosting to try to pressure the UK into reducing support for Ukraine as the conflict enters a new deadly phase. Putin’s ambassador to the UK, Andrey Kelin who had been the representative in London since 2019, was withdrawn from his post last month without a successor being nominated leaving a diplomatic gap that could prove and opportunity for Britain to push back against Putin’s campaign of intimidation and bullying, according to experts. The news is the latest move in an escalating diplomatic tussle between the UK and Russia and follows […]