Govt expels Russian diplomats amid Cold War clouds
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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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Russia said today that it would suspend its obligations under a key cold war-era arms control treaty in response to U.S. plans to deploy a missile shield.
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Russia said today that it would suspend its obligations under a cornerstone cold war-era arms limitation treaty.
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President Vladimir Putin has dissolved the Russian government on the request of the prime minister, the Kremlin said Wednesday, a major political shakeup that comes less than three months before crucial parliamentary elections.
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Russia has suspended its participation  in a key pact limiting conventional forces in Europe through a  decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said in  a statement on Saturday.
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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&#39;s refusal to extradite a  murder suspect escalated.
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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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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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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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Russia began pulling out some of its   officials from Georgia on Friday as the crisis mounted between   the two former Soviet states over spying charges.
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Russia implements its decision to suspend a key Cold War treaty limiting troops and weapons in Europe.
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A British cultural organization defied a Russian government order to close offices in two cities, creating a fresh strain in the already tense relations between Russia and Britain.
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The diplomatic row over the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi could see tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats and withdrawal of British cooperation in key areas.
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The Afghan government expelled two senior European diplomats Thursday on accusations they held unauthorized meetings with Taliban militants, officials said.
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Russia's foreign minister charged Friday that Britain had been deliberately worsening relations between the two countries, prompting Moscow to shut the regional offices of a major British non-governmental organization.
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Russia recalled its ambassador, announced the evacuation of its diplomats and complained to the United Nations on Thursday after Georgia detained five Russian officers on spying charges, bringing relations between the ex-Soviet neighbors to a new low.
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Fiji is expelling New Zealand's top diplomat amid tensions over the South Pacific island nation's military coup in December, New Zealand officials said Thursday.