Russia Orders 2 British Offices Closed
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MOSCOW, Dec. 12 -- Russia on Wednesday ordered the closure of two offices of the British Council, the international cultural arm of the British government. The council responded that it has "no plans" to shutter the offices.
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A British cultural organization accused Russian authorities on Wednesday of harassing its staff and said it had temporarily closed its offices in St. Petersburg.
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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.
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Britain is considering expelling Russian diplomats from London over Russia&#39;s refusal to extradite a man suspected of killing Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, British newspapers said on Thursday.
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Britain said on Monday it would expel four diplomats from the Russian embassy in London and suspend visa negotiations in retaliation for Moscow's refusal to extradite a suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
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British detectives investigating the poisoning death of a former KGB agent have ended their work in Moscow, as a key witness in the case faced a second round of questioning Monday, Russian news agencies reported.
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Russia and Britain locked in standoff over future of British Council after Britain defies to close offices
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Russian authorities cancel a London exhibition of paintings because Britain failed to guarantee the art would be returned.
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The Russian government expels four British diplomats in the continuing Alexander Litvinenko murder row.
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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday the Litvinenko poisoning case was hurting ties with Britain, which sent detectives to Moscow as part of the investigation into the ex-KGB spy's death.
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new government ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats Monday over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the fatal poisoning of a former KGB officer &#151; Britain's first use of the sanction in more than 10 years.
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Heavy snowfall shut down five British airports Thursday and forced the cancellation of some train services in England and Wales.Comment
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MOSCOW, Jan. 14 -- Two British government-financed cultural offices opened for business Monday in defiance of a Russian government shutdown order, leading Russia to retaliate with a formal protest and limitations on visas for British staff members.
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The British government's cultural arm, caught in a political row between London and Moscow, said on Thursday its Russian regional offices had halted work because local staff were being interviewed by Russia's security service.
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A British cabinet minister acknowledged that relations between Britain and Russia were very difficult after the death of a Russian ex-spy here, as reports emerged that detectives were to fly to Moscow and Rome to continue their inquiry.
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The British Council suspended operations at its Saint Petersburg office Wednesday as London condemned the questioning and detention by Russian secret police of employees at the cultural body.
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British embassy in Yemen is closed amid security fears