Andrei Lugovoi

British Council In Court Over Tax Bill

sptimes.ru     20-Jun-2008   4 related          

Staff Writer MOSCOW — The British Council is embroiled in fresh dispute with the authorities, this time over taxes, less than six months after it was forced into closing its offices in St. Petersburg and Yekaterinburg. The...                    

Filmmaker Honors Ex-Spy's Dying Plea

nevadaappeal.com     19-Jun-2008   3 related          

By Susan King Los Angeles Times HOLLYWOOD -- As he lay dying in London’s University College Hospital in November 2006, exiled former KGB and FSB agent Alexander “Sasha” Litvinenko was being filmed by documentarian Andrei...                    

Russia sends 'punitive' tax bill to British Council

guardian.co.uk     18-Jun-2008   29 related          

Relations between Britain and Russia touched a low point yesterday after the British Council in Moscow said it had received a "punitive and disproportionately large" tax bill from the Russian authorities. They also threatened...                    

Movie Review: The Reality of Spies Shown in Poisoned By Polonium

blogcritics.org     15-Jun-2008   1 related          

Would you die to tell the world the truth? And if you did, could we find your murderer? If you think being a spy is glamorous locales, sexy women and men, sleek cars and gadgets, you'll be disappointed. Sometimes reality is...                    

Kasparov attacks Brown over Russia

guardian.co.uk     01-Jun-2008   5 related          

Judith Soal Sunday June 1, 2008 guardian.co.uk 'Putin's popularity is a sham. Brown would also have 78% approval if he used the same methods' ... Garry Kasparov. Photograph: Martin Godwin Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov...                    

The Litivinenko Annexe

halldor2.blogspot.com     29-May-2008          

Ian Traynor, writing in the Guardian about the EU's new strategic partnership project: Under what a European diplomat described as "the Litvinenko annexe", Moscow would come under pressure to extradite Andrei Lugovoi, the Russian MP and main suspect in the London murder by radiation...                    

Philip French: Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case

guardian.co.uk     25-May-2008   3 related          

Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case (103 mins, 12A) Directed by Andrei Nekrasov There is a long, passionate interview with Alexander Litvinenko in Andrei Nekrasov's documentary Rebellion: The Litvinenko Case, and a memorable moment of black comedy when the cocky alleged assassin, ex-KGB agent Andrei...                    

Russia finds way to control English fans

msn.com     23-May-2008   17 related          

Mass police presence escorts Brits from airport to stadium, back to airport Under the watchful eye of police, Manchester United fans leave Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow early Thursday after the team won the Champions League final against Chelsea. Thousands of English soccer fans descended on Moscow...                    

UK peers urge strong Russia ties

bbc.co.uk     22-May-2008   15 related          

The EU should keep developing strong ties with Russia despite "serious questions" about its commitment to democracy, says a committee of peers. Despite a "difficult phase" in the relationship, both sides are bound by "an inescapable common interest". They said the new president's election gave a...                    

In Brief - Medvedev Departs for Kazakhstan, China on Maiden Foreign Visit

rian.ru     22-May-2008   296 related          

Medvedev Departs for Kazakhstan, China on Maiden Foreign Visit ■ MOSCOW (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is expected to discuss space exploration and military cooperation with his Kazakh counterpart, Nursultan Nazarbayev, during his first trip abroad as president on May 22-23....