Britain cautioned Russia on Friday that individual citizens should be not used as pawns in a diplomatic chess game after a dual US/UK national was detained in Moscow on espionage charges.

Individuals should not be used as pawns for diplomatic leverage:  British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt to Russia

As relations continued to deteriorate, Moscow also demanded an official explanation for the search of a Russian passenger plane in London on Thursday and said it could reserve the right to take similar action against British airlines in Russia.

UK-Russia standoff deepens as Moscow cuts UK diplomats

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Individuals should not be used as pawns for diplomatic leverage: British foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt to Russia

UK-Russia standoff deepens as Moscow cuts UK diplomats