The government said one group stole data through cyber-attacks, which was later made public, including material linked to the 2019 election.
Russia has repeatedly denied claims it is involved in such activities.
Foreign Secretary David Cameron said the group's actions were "completely unacceptable".
"Despite their repeated efforts, they have failed. We will continue to work together with our allies to expose Russian covert cyber activity and hold Russia to account for its actions," the former prime minister said.
Foreign Office Minister Leo Docherty told the House of Commons on Thursday that Russia's ambassador has been summoned and two individuals were being sanctioned. One of them is a serving FSB officer.
The Russian ambassador was unavailable after being summoned on Wednesday, but officials instead met with the Russian Embassy's deputy head of mission and expressed the UK's deep concern about the alleged cyber-attacks.
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The British government is trying to win voters over ahead of parliamentary elections by accusing Moscow of carrying out cyberattacks, the Russian embassy in London said in a comment to TASS.
ReplyDeleteSince there is no specific evidence, Moscow "has no reason whatsoever to trust these insinuations." "The British Foreign Office has been loudly voicing groundless accusations based on some old stories they dusted off, most of which emerged in 2018-2019. Clearly, these accusations are politically motivated as the goal is to try to ensure popular support for the conservative government ahead of the election and convince foreign partners of the British leadership on the anti-Russian front," the embassy pointed out.