UK 'not being macho with Russia'
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A UK foreign minister insists that Britain does not want its diplomatic dispute with Russia to go "any wider".
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Although Britain is the US' closest ally in Europe, Britons do not think much of President George Bush, an AP poll in Europe and selected countries of the world has found.
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LONDON/MOSCOW  - Britain accused Russia of "conduct not worthy of a great country" 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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Britain condemned Russia's refusal to extradite the main suspect in the murder of emigre Alexander Litvinenko as "unacceptable" on Tuesday and said it was reviewing cooperation with Moscow.
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Tensions between Britain and Russia have been aggravated by the poisoning death of a former Russian spy in London &#151; an issue that could strain sensitive negotiations on issues as diverse as energy, NATO expansion, and the nuclear ambitions of Iran and North Korea.
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Russia's Prosecutor General says any possible Russian suspects in the spy poisoning case would not be extradited to Britain.
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The UK foreign secretary says thoughts should be with relatives of the dead in Beslan, not on the political implications.
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British Prime Minister Tony Blair told Russian President Vladimir Putin here on Friday that other countries are &quot;worried and fearful&quot; about events in Russia.
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell rejects Russian claims that the West wants more influence in Ukraine.
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Leaders' personal relationship hasn't stopped Russia and the US from drifting apart over Iraq and Iran.
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Russia accuses UK of seeking confrontation over Litvinenko case, but stops short of immediate tit-for-tat expulsion of diplomats.
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Russia rejects US criticism of plans to strengthen central government control in the wake of the Beslan siege.
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Russia announced on Monday it will not  issue new entry visas to staff working in the British  government's cultural offices in two regions, sharpening a row  that has soured already-poor relations.
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Gordon Brown says the UK will not apologise for expelling four Russian diplomats over the Litvinenko murder.
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Venezuela's leader says his plans to sign big arms deals in Russia does not make him an aggressor.
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The Russian government has accused the UK of attempting to "distort facts" in the British Council row.
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LONDON -- The European Union threw its weight behind Britain yesterday in a dispute with Russia over its refusal to extradite a man suspected of killing a former KGB agent in London last year.