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Murder Suspect Unrepentant
in Moscow

Alleged radiation killer, safely out of UK reach, chats with Guardian

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

More about:  Russia • England • Alexander Litvinenko • Andrei Lugovoi • British-Russian relations

Litvinenko Wife Defies Brits, Demands Inquiry

Poisoned spy's widow wants to expose Putin's role in his murder

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

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

Industrial Spying Charges Deepen Russia-UK Flap

Two with ties to Britain arrested for espionage in Moscow

BBC BBC Mar 20, 08 4:43 PM CDT
(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 »

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

UK-Russia Relations Remain Frosty

Brown writes to congratulate Medvedev but offers no invite

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

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

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