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Putin relieves Andrey Kelin of his duty as Russian ambassador to UK

TASS · 🇷🇺 public Russia · · 56 words
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What to know about Putin relieves Andrey Kelin of his duty as Russian ambassador to UK

President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree relieving Andrey Kelin of his duties as the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Kelin had served in the position since November 2019.

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What happened

President Vladimir Putin relieved Andrey Kelin of his duty as Russian Ambassador to Britain in a decree on Friday.

Why it matters

"To free Andrey Kelin from his duty as Russian Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland," a post he held since November 2019, the decree reads.

Common ground

The clearest point to anchor on is this: a post he held since November 2019.

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President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree relieving Andrey Kelin of his duties as the Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Kelin had served in the position since November 2019.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 2 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “a post he held since November 2019”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and a web search result for his Wikipedia page, explicitly state that Andrey Kelin served as the Ambassador of Russia to the United Kingdom starting in 2019.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrey Vladimirovich Kelin (Russian: Андрей Владимирович Келин; born 15 May 1957) is a Russian diplomat. He has served in various diplomatic roles since the 1970s, and served as Ambassador of Russia t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrey_Kelin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or formally the ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Cour…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ambassadors_of_Russia_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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Claim 2: “President Vladimir Putin relieved Andrey Kelin of his duty as Russian Ambassador to Britain in a decree on Friday.”
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The provided evidence for claim 0 contains completely irrelevant search results (Harris Poll, Peloton, trail running) and Wikipedia entries about a 2025 summit and suspicious deaths. There is no mention of a decree issued on Friday, September 25, removing Andrey Kelin from his post.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Russia–United States Summit (also known as the Trump–Putin Summit in Alaska) was a summit meeting between United States president Donald Trump and Russian president Vladimir Putin. It was hel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Russia–United_States_summ…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The political career of Vladimir Putin concerns the career of Vladimir Putin in politics, including his current tenure as President of Russia. Putin's career has evolved from early administrative role…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_career_of_Vladimir_P…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since the beginning of 2022, numerous Russia-related people, particularly businessmen and officials, have died under what some sources suggest were suspicious circumstances. Incidents include individu…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspicious_Russia-related_deat…
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