James Hudson, Britain's deputy consul in Yekaterinburg has resigned after a video appeared on www.informacia.ru showing him having sex with two prostitutes.

The video titled Adventures of Mr Hudson in Russia has a professional look suggesting Russian security services might be behind it.

The individual who appears on the video is the spitting image of the diplomat, so there isn't much question that it's the man himself. He is shown in a brothel uncorking what appears to be champagne. He then has sex with the two prostitutes. The website also drops a few hints about gambling and drugs, inferring that there is other potentially damaging information.


















Reports in Russian media outlets allege that Hudson was known to frequent sex clubs and city casinos, indicating that the diplomat may have been under surveillance.

There has been bad blood between Russia and the UK since the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006. The refusal by the Russians to extradite the chief suspect in the case, ex-KGB officer Andrei Lugovoi - even though the British case was strong - didn't help relations. In turn the UK's refusal to extradite Boris Berezovsky and Akhmed Zakaev has added to tensions.

The animosity has been particularly marked on the part of Russian security services, so it comes as no surprise that a diplomat with Hudson's lifestyle might become a target.

Guardian article - here.