Uk-Russian Relations Hit 20-Year Low As Four 'Spies' Expelled Over Radiation Assassination
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BRITAIN'S relations with Russia yesterday sank to their lowest point since the Cold War as the Foreign Office expelled four Russian diplomats from London over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.
Moscow last night called the British move "immoral" and "provocative" and said it will formally retaliate today over the combative new stance from Gordon Brown's government, which marks a significant change in approach from that of Tony Blair.See the full content of this document
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Uk-Russian Relations Hit 20-Year Low As Four 'Spies' Expelled Over Radiation Assassination
Mr Litvinenko, a former Russian intelligence officer turned critic of president Vladimir Putin, was poisoned in a central London hotel last year.
British prosecutors say that Andrei Lugovoi, another former Russian spy, carried out the killing, and have sought his e...See the full content of this document
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