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Berezovsky wins libel case over Litvinenko murderRussian oligarch Boris Berezovsky on 10 March won libel damages of GBP 150,000 ($223,000) after a court in London rejected a claim that he was implicated in the radioactive poisoning of ex-spy Alexander Litvinenko in Moscow, London try to thaw frosty ties  As the first top British diplomat to visit Moscow in recent five years, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband wrapped up his two-day visit to Russia on 2 November where the he held talks with Russian Sarkozy Rising, but his critics wish he’d set  Even his detractors must that admit Nicolas Sarkozy is unique in the uncompromising manner in which he has directed France’s EU presidency from the front. But the implications of Sarkozy’s leadership go far beyond matters Bush calls Medvedev a “smart guy” Russian President Dmitry Medvedev met with US President George W Bush pledging to build on the relationship with the new American administration. “But we still have six months with the effective administration and we‘ll try to intensify our dialogue with this administration,” Medvedev was quoted TNK-BP tension for G8  I n an effort to reduce potentially bad publicity from a conflict at the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido, Japan, on July 7, the first such meeting attended by newly-elected Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, TNK-BP tension for G8  In an effort to reduce potentially bad publicity from a conflict at the Group of Eight summit in Hokkaido, Japan, on July 7, the first such meeting attended by newly-elected Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, the Blair favours Western rapprochement with Russia Former British prime minister Tony Blair came out in favour on June 17 of closer Western ties with Russia. Speaking at an investment conference in Moscow, Blair was quoted by the RIA Novosti Agency as saying that power was shifting Kremlin Inc puts TNK-BP in its crosshairs  UK oil giant BP downplayed the recent pressure piling on its Russian joint venture, TNK-BP. “What tension are you referring to? Where have you heard tension?” BP spokesman Toby Odone asked, laughing. The Russian Interior Finance ministry wants VAT cut by 12-13% Russian Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin said VAT could be lowered in Russia in 2010-2011. “The process could be launched in 2010-2011,” Kudrin told at a meeting of Russian Economic Development and Trade Ministry officials.The finance Usmanov to sponsor Turner exhibit to Moscow London’s Tate Britain Gallery agreed on March 26 to lend masterpieces from one of its most prized artists to Moscow’s Pushkin Museum for Russia’s first exhibit of William Turner’s works in 33 years.The show was Moscow, London row over British Council deepens  The British government on January 17 said the methods used by the Russian authorities in the current diplomatic row over the activities of the British Council in Russia were reminiscent of the Cold War. But London still insists on Lugovoi’s extradition  London still expects Russia to agree to extradite businessman and former FSB officer Andrei Lugovoy, whom the UK treats as the main suspect in the killing of another ex- FSB officer, Alexander Litvinenko.“The Crown Prosecution From Mother England, but not with love – J.B.  In the movies, British secret agent James Bond was always getting the better of his then-KGB counterparts in the old Soviet Union, sticking it to Mother Russia from Mother England, whether it was a dapper Kouchner, Miliband have friendly visit On July 18, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband thanked his French counterpart, Bernard Kouchner, for France's support in the diplomatic crisis with Russia, Deutsche Presse-Agentur (dpa) reported. Miliband told journalists after a meeting with Kouchner Why does the US press Russia so hard? Russia has submitted a memorandum confirming, as expected, that the huge country will freeze its participation in the conventional forces agreement in Europe (CFE). This development comes after the American insistence to establish its own Moscow, London lock horns over diplomats expulsion  Russian President Vladimir Putin on July 19 warned against overestimating the current diplomatic spat between London and Moscow. "I am convinced that we will sort out this mini-crisis," Interfax quoted Putin as saying. "I think Britain warned against expelling diplomats over Lugovoi Russia has warned Britain against expelling Russian diplomats over the Lugovoi affair, the Russian Interfax agency reported July 12. “I hope that our British partners come to their senses,” an unnamed, but reportedly “well-informed source” Moscow opens spy case against UK Russia's main successor organisation to the KGB on June 15 said it opened an investigation into British espionage on Russian territory. "A criminal case has been opened in relation to signs of espionage as a result of Litvinenko widow slams Lugovoy claims The widow of slain former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko said on May 31 that the claim by Russian businessman Andrei Lugovoy that British intelligence was behind her husband's murder was nothing more than "disinformation," Deutsche-Presse-Agentur (dpa) Litvinenko murder case set to sour London-Moscow ties British efforts to apply the rule of law to clear up the spectacular radioactive poisoning of Alexander Litvinenko are likely to be as arduous, lengthy and painful as the very public death of the former MEPs blast China, Russia, Iran, Turkey on human rights  The European Parliament on April 26 gave overwhelming backing to the EP’s 2006 annual report - drafted by MEP Simon Coveney of Ireland- on human rights in the World. MEPs expressed particular concern about the CSI Moscow Prosecutors in the Russian capital opened a criminal case on March 5 into the death of journalist Ivan Safronov, three days after the reporter plunged to his death from the building he lived in. Safronov, Swedish foreign minister worried over trends in Russia Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt on February 14, during a debate in the parliament, said he was concerned about some developments in neighbouring Russia, especially in business there and said he felt Russia was going Putin praises economy, refuses to name successor  Russian President Vladimir Putin praised his country’s booming economy and defended its growing clout as an energy and diplomatic power during a three-and-a-half-hour news conference in Moscow on February 1.Putin’s penultimate news conference before his UK to seek extradition in Litvinenko case The British government is preparing to seek the extradition of Russian businessman Andrei Lugovoi in connection with the radioactive poisoning of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London last November, the Guardian newspaper reported on January Police identify suspect in Litvinenko killing Police in Britain have identified a suspect they believe killed former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, it was reported on January 20. The man was filmed by security cameras at Heathrow airport as he arrived in Russia uses energy to regain world influence  Early New Year's morning 2006, Russia began to decrease pressure in the pipes that ship natural gas west from Siberian fields. Ukraine had refused to accept a 500-percent price hike in Russian gas exports. As EU-Russian agreement should bolster energy ties  A new EU-Russian cooperation agreement could become the foundation of relations in the energy sector, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said. "I repeat: I hold that a partnership and cooperation agreement is an adequate foundation Detectives questioned ex-KGB agent, but not Lugovoi  British detectives in Moscow to investigate the radiation poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko met with Dmitry Kovtun, one of the men the deceased met the day he fell ill. “Investigators from the Where did the polonium 210 come from? Who brought it? The radioactive poisoning death of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko raised new questions about the fear of radiation as a weapon. It is colourless, tasteless, odourless and virtually undetectable – and hard to come by, raising |
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