Some Britain-Russia confrontations
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Some recent disputes that have worsened tensions between Russia and Britain:
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Relations between Britain and Russia take sharp dive over Litvinenko case.
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BERLIN, May 31 -- Russia and the United States sparred yet again Thursday, continuing a war of words that has raised tensions across the Atlantic.
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Russia said Thursday it would expel four British diplomats in an escalating conflict, but President Vladimir Putin sought to calm what he called a "mini-crisis" over his refusal to extradite a suspect in the murder of a Kremlin critic in London.
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The events in Ukraine have revealed serious problems in relations between Russia and the European Union. It has become obvious that declarations about building a single European home, about unified spaces
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As the standoff in Russia with the British Council worsens, TIME's correspondent recalls similar problems more than 20 years ago
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Russia must decide if it wants positive relations with the West, a Downing Street spokesman said Monday after President Vladimir Putin warned of a new Cold War-style arms race.
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President Vladimir Putin took a war of words with London to new heights Tuesday, angrily dismissing British demands for the extradition of the sole suspect in the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko as a relic of British "colonial thinking."
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To subscribe to The Register's weekly newsletter - seven days of IT in a single hit - click here Yes, thereâs only been story in the news this week. Rogue Russian agents have apparently been racing around the UK, knocking off ex-KGB spies, and endangering sushi chefs, flight attendants and Italian Academics, using rare radioactive isotopes. The fact that it was Polonium 210 that was used to permanently shut-up former KGB man Alexander Litvinenko was taken as proof of Russian state involvement. Only past poison experts such as the KGB had access to such a devastating material, it was reasoned. Well, only them and anyone with a web connection, a credit card and the web address for United Nuclear. So, beware come office party season. If the cocktails look a little more lurid than usual, someone may well be settling scores.â¦
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Russia accused Britain of politicizing the case of murdered Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko on Friday and said the affair was hurting the two countries' relations.
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The move was a response to Britainâs expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats earlier this week.
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Last week's attack on a Russian school has driven new wedges between Russia and the West in the fight against terrorism, as Moscow continues to accuse the United States and European countries of coddling Chechen separatists.
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SOFIA, Bulgaria -- The United States and Russia clashed yesterday at a European security forum over the crisis of Ukraine's disputed election, elevating an increasingly tense debate over democracy in former Soviet republics.
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Gordon Brown on Monday held talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in his first overseas visit as Britain&#39;s new prime minister, but the meeting was overshadowed by a gathering diplomatic storm with Russia.
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Description: Tensions between Russia and Chechnya escalated with the rebel seizure of a school in Beslan earlier this month. Chechen separatists claim the violence stems from decades of abuse by Russian authorities seeking to take control of the region.
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Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.
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Britain complains to Russia about harassment of the UK ambassador by a pro-Putin youth group.