Russian rights official defends British Council: Interfax
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Russia's human rights ombudsman on Friday criticised a decision by Russian authorities to close two regional branches of the British Council on January 1 in a mounting dispute.
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Russia has received an extradition request from Britain for an ex-KGB agent wanted in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, Interfax quoted a spokesperson for the prosecutor general as saying Monday.
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The main suspect in the London murder of  ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko said on Wednesday that Britain  was trying to cover up for its poor detective work in the case  by complaining about Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite him.
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Britain may have only two weeks to save a major Russian art exhbition in London from being cancelled, a representative of Moscow's Tretyakov Gallery said Sunday, Interfax news agency reported.
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Britain's envoy to Russia warned Saturday that plans to shut British cultural offices could hamper EU-Russia ties, but said London would not block talks on a new bilateral pact because of the dispute.
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Russia summoned the British ambassador and imposed sanctions Monday after the British Council defied a government ban to close two offices, heightening diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
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British Council offices will defy a Russian order for them to close, the UK embassy says.
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The British Council says it is "deeply concerned" for the safety of its staff after grillings by the Russian security services.
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LONDON/MOSCOW  - Britain accused Russia of Cold War tactics on Thursday after what it called a campaign of intimidation by security services forced its cultural centers in two Russian cities to halt operations.
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Talks on re-opening British Council offices cannot start until visa and terror rows are settled, says Russia's UK ambassador.
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Britain is using the case of murdered  Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in a political campaign  that is harming ties with Russia, Interfax news agency quoted  Russia&#39;s foreign minister as saying on Friday.
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Britainâs former ambassador to Uzbekistan today accused the Foreign Office of trying to âfit him upâ for speaking out about torture in the former Soviet republic.
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Russia and Britain traded threats and  recrimination on Tuesday as a diplomatic feud over the role of  the British government's cultural arm worsened.
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Russia slammed the British investigation into the murder of ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko as biased on Monday, accusing London of &quot;conceit&quot; for suggesting changes to Russia&#39;s constitution.
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The main suspect in the London murder of ex-agent Alexander Litvinenko said on Wednesday that Britain was trying to cover up for its poor detective work in the case by complaining about Moscow's refusal to extradite him.
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Britain continues fight to extradite Lugovoi while security sources dismiss claim as 'smokescreen'.
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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.