British Ambassador to Moscow: 'I was besieged by Putin thugs'

The British Embassy in Moscow has come under a greater barrage of bugging and espionage from the Russian secret service than at any time since the end of the Cold War, according to outgoing Ambassador Sir Tony Brenton. In a frank and wide-ranging interview on the eve of his departure, he reveals that British diplomats in the Russian Federation again feel they are being closely monitored by the Kremlin – and that... [read full story]