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  • July 2008

    • Brits: Russia Played Role in Ex-KGB Agent's London Murder

      BBC  |  Jul 8, 08 6:29 AM CDT

      Brits: Russia Played Role in Ex-KGB Agent's London Murder

      (Newser) - The murder of a former KGB agent in London 2 years ago was carried out with the support of the Russian government, British government sources have told the BBC. There are "very strong indications it was a state action," said one senior official. Alexander Litvinenko, who was mysteriously poisoned, was a fierce critic of Vladimir Putin. More »

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      Russia  • espionage  • Alexander Litvinenko  • poison  • spy  • KGB  • MI5

  • May 2008

    • Murder Suspect Unrepentant in Moscow

      Guardian (UK)  |  May 21, 08 4:15 PM CDT

      Murder Suspect Unrepentant in Moscow

      (Newser) - To Britain, he’s a wanted man, a murderer responsible for a diplomatic crisis. To Russia, he’s a respected, successful politician. So it was an unrepentant Andrei Lugovoi who sat down with the Guardian ’s Luke Harding. The ex-KGB man insists he did not poison dissident Alexander Litvinenko by placing radioactive polonium in his tea. Instead, he sees himself as a victim.  More »

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      Russia  • England  • Alexander Litvinenko  • Andrei Lugovoi  • British-Russian relations

  • March 2008

    • Litvinenko Wife Defies Brits, Demands Inquiry

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 27, 08 10:04 AM CDT

      Litvinenko Wife Defies Brits, Demands Inquiry

      (Newser) - Alexander Litvinenko's widow calls for a public inquiry into the poisoning of the Russian spy in an op-ed for today's Times of London. Both the British foreign secretary and Scotland Yard have sought to dissuade her from petitioning for an inquest, saying it would prejudge a criminal trial against chief suspect Andrei Lugovoy. But after 15 months, writes Marina Litvinenko, it is clear that he will never be extradited. More »

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      Russia  • United Kingdom  • Vladimir Putin  • Alexander Litvinenko  • David Miliband  • British-Russian relations  • Andrei Lugovoy

    • Medvedev Warns Against NATO Plans

      Financial Times (UK)  |  Mar 25, 08 7:46 AM CDT

      Medvedev Warns Against NATO Plans

      (Newser) - Dmitry Medvedev has warned former Soviet states not to join NATO, claiming that their membership would threaten the stability of the region. Georgia and Ukraine are angling to join the military alliance and have received strong support from the US. But in an interview with the Financial Times , Russia's incoming president called the prospect "extremely troublesome for the existing structure of European security." More »

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      Russia  • Georgia  • Vladimir Putin  • NATO  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Ukraine  • Alexander Litvinenko  • Bucharest

    • Industrial Spying Charges Deepen Russia-UK Flap

      BBC  |  Mar 20, 08 4:43 PM CDT

      Industrial Spying Charges Deepen Russia-UK Flap

      (Newser) - Two brothers, one with ties to a UK-Russia joint oil venture, have been arrested in Moscow and accused of industrial espionage, the BBC reports. Ilya and Alexander Zaslavsky were charged after yesterday's raid on oil giant TNK-BP, but analysts say Russia's interest in the matter goes beyond spying, as the country angles to re-assert control over its oil industry. More »

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      Russia  • arrest  • oil production  • Alexander Litvinenko  • spy  • Gazprom  • British-Russian relations

    • UK-Russia Relations Remain Frosty

      Times (UK)  |  Mar 4, 08 10:20 AM CST

      UK-Russia Relations Remain Frosty

      (Newser) - As Gordon Brown extended only the most cursory congratulations to Dmitry Medvedev yesterday, the frozen diplomatic relations between Russia and Britain seem unlikely to thaw, reports the Times of London. The UK prime minister sent a letter rather than making the usual phone call to a president-elect, and he pointedly declined to invite Medvedev to London, saying they'll meet at the next G8 summit. More »

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      Russia  • United Kingdom  • Vladimir Putin  • Gordon Brown  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Kremlin  • Alexander Litvinenko  • Andrei Lugovoi  • British-Russian relations  • British Council

  • February 2008

    • Georgian Exile Died of Natural Causes: Police

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 10:33 AM CST

      Georgian Exile Died of Natural Causes: Police

      (Newser) - Tests on a billionaire Georgian opposition leader found dead yesterday in his London-area home show he died of natural causes, the Telegraph reports. Badri Patarkatsishvili, 52, said in December he had been the target of two assassination attempts, and his death surprised acquaintances, who said he was in good health, and raised suspicions of foul play.  More »

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      Georgia  • United Kingdom  • Alexander Litvinenko  • Boris Berezovsky  • Badri Patarkatsishvili

  • January 2008

    • Brits Close Russian Offices Over Brouhaha

      Times (UK)  |  Jan 17, 08 10:30 AM CST

      Brits Close Russian Offices Over Brouhaha

      (Newser) - After days of what Britain called “Soviet-era” intimidation tactics, the British Council today closed its offices in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg, the Times reports. Britain had tried to keep the cultural centers going, despite Russian orders to close them, but after staff members were subjected to multiple visits—and many personal questions— from the FSB, the KGB’s successor, the Council’s CEO said he feared for his staff’s safety. More »

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      Russia  • Great Britain  • diplomacy  • Alexander Litvinenko  • British Council

    • UK Defies Russia in Latest Diplomatic Row

      BBC  |  Jan 15, 08 4:19 AM CST

      UK Defies Russia in Latest Diplomatic Row

      (Newser) - Moscow's tit-for-tat diplomatic row with the UK continues to escalate as British officials defied Russian orders to close two cultural offices, the BBC reports. Russia called the reopening of British Council offices in St. Petersburg and the Urals city of Yekaterinburg an "intentional provocation aimed at inflaming tensions," and warned that new employees for the offices would be refused visas. More »

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      Russia  • United Kingdom  • diplomacy  • Alexander Litvinenko

    • Russian Art Approved for UK Display

      Times (UK)  |  Jan 10, 08 1:40 PM CST

      Russian Art Approved for UK Display

      (Newser) - The Royal Academy in London will scramble to open a major exhibition of Russian-owned art after Russian officials finally granted permission to send the works to the UK, the Times of London reports. The show faced cancellation over Russian concerns that the works would be subject to seizure, a dispute seen as fallout from the Alexander Litvinenko affair. More »

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      Russia  • United Kingdom  • London  • art  • painting  • Alexander Litvinenko  • museum  • Matisse  • London's Royal Academy

  • December 2007

    • Russia Cancels UK Painting Exhibition

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 19, 07 10:53 AM CST

      Russia Cancels UK Painting Exhibition

      (Newser) - A major exhibition of Russian-owned art in London was canceled today, the Guardian reports, the latest casualty of cooled relations in the wake of the Alexander Litvinenko affair. More than 100 paintings were to go on exhibition Jan. 26 at London's Royal Academy, but Russian agencies are now refusing the loans, officially for fear the art won't be returned. More »

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      painting  • Alexander Litvinenko  • Communists  • Picasso  • Matisse  • London's Royal Academy  • Cezanne

    • Russian Claims He Was Asked to Kill Litvinenko

      Times (UK)  |  Dec 9, 07 12:03 PM CST

      Russian Claims He Was Asked to Kill Litvinenko

      (Newser) - Onetime KGB agent Mikhail Trepashkin has said that a former colleague attempted to recruit him for a state-sponsored plot to kill Kremlin foe Alexander Litvinenko, who died of poisoning in London last year. Trepashkin will detail his allegations before the European human rights court, supporting the case that the Russian government killed Litvinenko, the Times of London reports. More »

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      Russia  • London  • Vladimir Putin  • espionage  • Alexander Litvinenko  • KGB