Russia row offices 'to stay shut'
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Two disputed offices of the British Council are likely to remain closed amid ongoing UK-Russia tensions.
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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 British Council says it is concerned for the safety of its staff after grillings by Russian security services.
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Russia will allow a major exhibit of Russian art to open in London next month following a move by the British government to ensure its safety, a top Russian culture official told Echo of Moscow radio on Monday.
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Organisation will temporarily close operations in St Petersburg and Yekaterinburg after 'pressure'
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Russia pledged on Friday to ignore a US court ban on the looming auction of oil giant Yukos&#39; key production unit, while a consortium of Western banks reportedly put on hold billions of dollars in credit for the state-run Russian gas company that was
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Britain on Tuesday defied a Russian  order to close the regional offices of its cultural arm from  New Year's day, but there was no evidence of Russian attempts  to forcibly close British Council centers.
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LONDON, July 16 -- Britain will expel four Russian diplomats in response to Moscow's refusal to hand over for trial the Russian businessman accused of murdering Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, the British government announced Monday.
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Russia was set to respond on Tuesday to Britain's decision to expel four of its diplomats in a row over the murder of a Russian emigre amid signs Moscow did not want the affair to rebound on booming economic ties.
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Russia halted operations of a U.S.-funded organization that trains Russian journalists and the head of the organization fled the country for fear she would be jailed, she and her lawyers said Friday.
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The government scrambled Thursday to persuade Russia not to cancel a major exhibition in London, promising to fast-track legislation to reassure Moscow of the safe return of its art works.
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A British cultural organization reopened offices in two Russian cities Monday in defiance of an order to close, reportedly prompting Russian authorities to summon the British ambassador to the Foreign Ministry
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KIEV - Opposition supporters encircled Kiev&#39;s presidential and cabinet buildings on Friday keeping staff out, as four European envoys make their way to the Ukrainian capital to help resolve the growing crisis.
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Opposition supporters in Ukraine continue to block key government buildings, after the first meeting between two presidential rivals ended without agreement and amid opposition threats of "action" if the election dispute is not resolved within days.
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MOSCOW - Russia is vowing to proceed with an auction of oil giant Yukos&#39; key production subsidiary, saying a US court ban is irrelevant.
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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 said Thursday it would not send paintings to London for a major exhibit unless the British government takes further steps to ensure legal protection for the works.