LONDON, August 23. /TASS/. The Russian Embassy in the UK has denied The Times daily's allegation regarding Moscow's intentions to downgrade the level of diplomatic relations between the two countries.

"Following The Times' article on the conclusion of Andrei Kelin's diplomatic mission as Russian Ambassador to the United Kingdom, the Embassy considers it necessary to note that nothing in its comment provided to the newspaper implies that the Russian side intends to downgrade the level of diplomatic relations between our two countries," the Russian Embassy said in a statement obtained by TASS.

"Such conclusions belong solely to the author of the publication and are based on suggestions by his unnamed sources," the statement reads.

"As for the state of Russia-UK relations across all areas, they have deteriorated to an unprecedentedly low level entirely on London's initiative," the statement added.