British press applaud Russian expulsions, warn of Cold War impasse to come
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Britain&#39;s newspapers on Tuesday backed the government&#39;s decision to expel four Russian diplomats over Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite a key suspect in the murder of a former Russian spy, but warned that a Cold War-like impasse was looking more likely.
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Critics say Putin's regime stifles dissent in the press.
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Britain said Monday it will expel four Russian diplomats to protest Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite a key suspect over the murder of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, in a major escalation of the row.
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A growing rift between Russia and Britain over the London murder of a former Russian agent prompted warnings Thursday of a full scale diplomatic conflict, complete with tit-for-tat expulsions.
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MOSCOW, July 19 -- Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday, retaliating three days after officials in London ordered four Russians out of the country in a dispute over a murder investigation.
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The Russian Foreign Ministry on Monday said it was putting "legal pressure" on the British Council, including visa sanctions, after the council reopened two regional offices in defiance of a Russian ban.
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Britain said on Monday it would expel four Russian diplomats over Moscow's refusal to extradite the main suspect in the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, a move likely to hurt ties and provoke retaliation.
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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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Russian spying in Britain is back to Cold War levels, the Independent newspaper in London reported, quoting government and security sources.
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Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday in a row over a high-profile murder inquiry as President Vladimir Putin played down the spat with London as a &quot;mini-crisis&quot; that would be overcome.
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The BBC's Humphrey Hawksley gauges the mood in the Russian capital, after the tragic end to the Beslan school siege.
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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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Britain said Monday it will expel four Russian diplomats over Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite a key suspect in the murder of ex agent Alexander Litvinenko, raising the spectre of a Cold War-style standoff.
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A British minister on Sunday condemned "murky murders" clouding President Vladimir Putin's Russia and media reports said police would go to Moscow and Rome to probe the radiation death in London of a former KGB spy.
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Britain was Wednesday waiting for a response from Russia, which has said it is planning a &quot;targeted and appropriate&quot; reply, in the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
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MOSCOW, Jan. 16 -- Escalating a diplomatic dispute with Britain, Russian security agents called in Russian employees of the British Council for questioning Wednesday and police briefly detained the Briton who heads the cultural organization's St. Petersburg office.
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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.