Britain slams Russia after closing culture offices
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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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Moscow cancels a London exhibition of paintings saying Britain had failed to guarantee the art would be returned.
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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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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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Britain has condemned Russia's refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi over the Litvinenko murder.
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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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The British Council was to make a statement Thursday on the future of its Saint Petersburg office after pressure by Russian authorities forced it to close for a second day, the office's head said.
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Russia is expelling four British diplomats in retaliation for a similar move by Britain, news agencies reported Thursday, as the dispute between Moscow and London over the case of poisoned KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko escalated.
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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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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown criticized Russia on Friday for not extraditing the chief suspect in the London murder of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko.
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Britain complains to Russia about harassment of the UK ambassador by a pro-Putin youth group.
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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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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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The move was a response to Britainâs expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats earlier this week.
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Russia's foreign minister on Friday accused Britain of politicizing the investigation into the death of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko, warning it would strain relations between the two countries.
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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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LONDON/MOSCOW  - Russian moves to shut down offices of Britain's overseas cultural organization are "reprehensible, not worthy of a great country", British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on Thursday.