Brown defends Russian expulsions
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Britain's PM says the UK will not apologise for expelling four Russian diplomats over the Litvinenko murder case.
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Russiaâs foreign minister pointed an accusing finger at Britain today for exercising double standards by granting asylum to Chechen separatists.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin accuses Britain of having a "colonial mindset" over an extradition row.
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British officials chose unusually sharp language to protest Moscowâs refusal to extradite the man accused of murdering a former KGB agent.
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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Monday he would not rule out military action against Iran, but believed a policy of sanctions could still persuade Tehran to drop its disputed nuclear program.
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Russia says relations with the UK have not been damaged by the Alexander Litvinenko case.
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Some recent disputes that have worsened tensions between Russia and Britain:
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown praised the embattled Archbishop of Canterbury as a man of "great integrity" Monday, as the Anglican church leader was set to defend controversial remarks on sharia law.
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Russia said it would deliver a response  on Tuesday to Britain&#39;s decision to expel four of its  diplomats, amid signs that it will not allow the diplomatic row  to affect booming economic ties.
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Russia will expel four British diplomats in response to London&#39;s expulsion of four Russian diplomats amid a flaring bilateral row, a foreign ministry official said Thursday.
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UK accused of seeking confrontation over Litvinenko case, but no tit-for-tat expulsions.
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Britain will expel four Russian diplomats to protest Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite a key suspect in the killing of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday.
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MOSCOW, July 19-- Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday, retaliating in-kind just days after officials in London kicked four Russians out of the country in protest over the progress of a murder investigation.
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Britain ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats on Monday over Moscow's refusal to hand over the main suspect in the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, escalating tension between Russia and the West.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new government ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats yesterday over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the fatal poisoning of a former KGB spy -- Britain's first use of the sanction in more than 10 years.
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Russia promised on Tuesday an "adequate and appropriate" response very soon to Britain's expulsion of four of its diplomats but said it would avoid jeopardizing the interests of ordinary citizens or businessmen.
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Russia's plan to close regional offices  of the British government's cultural arm is totally  unacceptable, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said on Thursday,  demanding Moscow reverse its decision.