Britain's New Tough Line With Russia
304835
London expels four diplomats to protest lack of cooperation in the Litvenenko case. But things aren't as simple as they were during the Cold War
330230
Britain has declared diplomatic war on  Russia by expelling four envoys from London and failing to  respect Moscow&#39;s constitutional ban on extradition, Russian  newspapers said on Tuesday.
411221
Britain is using the case of murdered Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in a political campaign that is harming ties with Moscow, Russia's foreign minister said on Friday.
129354
Russia was set to respond on Tuesday to Britain's decision to expel four of its diplomats in a row over the murder of a Russian emigre amid signs Moscow did not want the affair to rebound on booming economic ties.
53267
Britain ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats on Monday over Moscow's refusal to hand over the main suspect in the murder of ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko, escalating tension between Russia and the West.
54758
Russia said it would deliver a response on Tuesday to Britain's decision to expel four of its diplomats, amid signs that it will not allow the diplomatic row to affect booming economic ties.
97136
MOSCOW, May 23 -- A senior Russian government minister Wednesday blithely dismissed any possibility of a deterioration in relations with London because of Britain's demand that a former KGB agent be extradited to stand trial for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko, the exiled Kremlin critic who was...
682295
President Vladimir Putin took a war of words with London to new heights Tuesday, angrily dismissing British demands for the extradition of the sole suspect in the murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko as a relic of British "colonial thinking."
63101
Britain on Monday made an official request to Russia to extradite the man suspected of killing ex-KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko with radioactive polonium-210, deepening a rift between the former Cold War foes.
566675
A UK foreign minister insists that Britain does not want its diplomatic dispute with Russia to go "any wider".
723155
Two British Council offices will defy a Russian order for them to close, the UK embassy in Moscow says.
407804
Britain has declared diplomatic war on Russia by expelling four envoys from London and failing to respect Moscow's constitutional ban on extradition, Russian newspapers said on Tuesday.
396521
Shifting alliances raise tension with Moscow.
348393
Russiaâs foreign minister pointed an accusing finger at Britain today for exercising double standards by granting asylum to Chechen separatists.
328477
The move was a response to Britainâs expulsion of the same number of Russian diplomats earlier this week.
330517
Russia warned Britain on Thursday that reopening two offices of a British cultural organization would inflame already tense relations between the countries.
320816
Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new government ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats Monday over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the fatal poisoning of a former KGB officer &#151; Britain's first use of the sanction in more than 10 years.