British Council suspends work of two Russian offices
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The British Council is suspending its operations in the Russian cities of Saint Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, its chief executive Martin Davidson said in London Thursday.
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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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Russia's Foreign Ministry summoned the British ambassador on Monday after Britain defied a Kremlin order and reopened its cultural offices in a row that has soured already-poor relations between the two powers.
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Moscow cancelled a London exhibition of French and Russian masterpieces on Thursday, saying Britain had failed to guarantee their safe return in the latest diplomatic row between the two countries.
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Britain's overseas cultural arm, the British Council, reopened its Saint Petersburg office on Monday in defiance of a Russian ban.
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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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Moscow on Thursday cancelled a much-awaited exhibition of precious paintings in London, saying Britain had failed to guarantee the works' safe return, as a diplomatic row between the two countries spilled into the art world.
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Moscow calls off planned show of art masterpieces at Royal Academy in London as relations chill
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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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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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A Royal Academy exhibition of French and Russian paintings could be cancelled by Russian authorities.
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British embassy officials say they have suspended all services in the Indonesian capital after a bomb threat.
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European election observers cited severe restrictions imposed on their work by the Russian government.
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The British Broadcasting Corp. said Wednesday it was suspending all phone-in contests and interactive quizzes after an investigation exposed several rigged competitions.
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Russia warned Britain on Thursday that reopening two offices of a British cultural organization would inflame already tense relations between the countries.
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Russia summons the UK ambassador over the reopening of British Council offices, Russian media report.
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Russia's human rights ombudsman on Friday criticised a decision by Russian authorities to close two regional branches of the British Council on January 1 in a mounting dispute.