Britain considering expulsion of Russian diplomats
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Britain is considering expelling Russian diplomats from London over Russia&#39;s refusal to extradite a man suspected of killing Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, British newspapers said on Thursday.
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Russia said Thursday it would expel four British diplomats in an escalating conflict, but President Vladimir Putin sought to calm what he called a "mini-crisis" over his refusal to extradite a suspect in the murder of a Kremlin critic in London.
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Russia said it would deliver a response  on Tuesday to Britain&#39;s decision to expel four of its  diplomats, amid signs that it will not allow the diplomatic row  to affect booming economic ties.
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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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Russia says it wants to restore normal ties with the UK after tit-for-tat expulsions of diplomats.
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Britain said on Monday it was expelling four Russian diplomats over Moscow's refusal to extradite the main suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
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Britain's foreign secretary on Thursday accused Russian authorities of "blatant intimidation" of staff at a British cultural body caught up in a diplomatic feud between Moscow and London, saying Russia's behavior evoked memories of the Cold War.
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Britain was Wednesday waiting for a response from Russia, which has said it is planning a &quot;targeted and appropriate&quot; reply, in the ongoing diplomatic dispute between the two countries.
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LONDON, July 16 -- Britain will expel four Russian diplomats in response to Moscow's refusal to hand over for trial the Russian businessman accused of murdering Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko in London last year, the British government announced Monday.
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Britain said on Monday it would expel four diplomats from the Russian embassy in London and suspend visa negotiations in retaliation for Moscow's refusal to extradite a suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
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Britain said Monday it will expel four Russian diplomats to protest Moscow&#39;s refusal to extradite a key suspect over the murder of ex-Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, in a major escalation of the row.
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James Rodgers considers whether the Russia-UK spat signifies a deeper Russian suspicion of foreigners.
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LONDON -- Prime Minister Gordon Brown's new government ordered the expulsion of four Russian diplomats yesterday over the Kremlin's refusal to extradite the key suspect in the fatal poisoning of a former KGB spy -- Britain's first use of the sanction in more than 10 years.
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Russian media commentators criticise Britain's request for the extradition of Alexander Litvinenko's alleged poisoner Andrei Lugovoi.
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Russia expelled four British diplomats on Thursday and suspended cooperation with London on fighting terrorism, as a bitter row over Moscow's refusal to extradite a murder suspect escalated.
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Britain&#39;s ambassador on Monday submitted  an official request to Russia for the extradition of the man  suspected of murdering Alexander Litvinenko.
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Russia summons the UK ambassador over the reopening of British Council offices, Russian media report.