Russia Delays New Ambassadors to UK and France

Russia will not rush to appoint ambassadors to the United Kingdom and France, President of Russia's press secretary Dmitry Peskov stated.

Consensus

Vladimir Putin dismissed both the Russian ambassador to the UK, Andrei Kelin, and the Russian ambassador to France, Alexei Meshkov, in late September.
The dismissals occurred on 24 and 25 September, respectively.
Russia's press secretary, Dmitry Peskov, stated that there is no need to rush appointing new ambassadors due to the absence of bilateral relations with the UK and France.
Peskov confirmed that the dismissal and appointment of new ambassadors do not have to be synchronized and may involve pauses.
The official reasons for the dismissals were not disclosed.

Alexei Meshkov is expected to become a senator from Tver Oblast. — tg_istories_media
Andrei Kelin may replace former Russian ambassador to the US, Sergey Kislyak, in the State Duma. — kommersant
Alexei Meshkov previously served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and was responsible for relations with European countries, the EU, OSCE, NATO, and the Council of Europe. — vedomosti
Alexei Meshkov held the position of ambassador to France and Monaco concurrently since October 2017. — vedomosti
European officials anticipate further escalation from the Kremlin, citing potential drone attacks using 'Gerb' drones hidden in containers on shadow fleets. — tg_istories_media
The US intelligence shared with European governments data about Russia's plans to attack Spain, France, and Italy with drones. — tg_istories_media
French President Emmanuel Macron stated he sees signs of a new mobilization wave in Russia and possible new hybrid attacks on EU countries. — tg_istories_media