Russia arbitration court voids most tax claims against British Council
Moscow's Ninth Arbitration Court of Appeals on Thursday declared void most of the Russian government's tax claims against the British Council , the British government's cultural relations arm, relating to the organizations in-country operations in 2004-2006....
Russia arbitration court rules most tax claims against British Council unlawful
A Moscow arbitration court Friday overturned most of Russian government's tax claims against the British Council , the British government's cultural relations arm, over the organizations in-country operations in 2004-2006. The claims were made in late 2006 in...
Russia seeks UK extradition of former oil chief charged with tax evasion
Russian authorities have asked Britain to extradite former Russneft oil company head Mikhail Gutseriyev, according to a Russian Ministry of the Interior spokesman Monday. Citing systematic government 'persecution' , Gutseriyev resigned ...
Russia sponsored Litvinenko poisoning: UK intelligence officer
A UK intelligence official said Tuesday that there are "very strong indications" that the Russian government was behind the murder of former KGB agent and British citizen Alexander Litvinenko . The official made the comments...
Russia, UK trade legal barbs over British Council shutdown order
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday defended a Russian government directive earlier this week to shut down local offices of the British Council by January 1, saying that the offices in Yekaterinburg and...
Russia says UK not providing enough evidence to prosecute Lugovoy
Russia has not yet received any evidence from Britain with which to prosecute Andrei Lugovoy , the primary suspect in the November 2006 murder of British citizen and former Russian intelligence officer Alexander Litvinenko [BBC...
Russian President Vladimir Putin Tuesday rebuked UK Ambassador to Russia Sir Tony Brenton's suggestion that Russian authorities should interpret the Russian constitution's prohibition on extraditing citizens in "light of the circumstances" , calling it an "insult...
Russia disputes UK evidence against Lugovoy in Litvinenko poisoning
Russian Deputy Prosecutor General Alexander Zvyagintsev on Monday criticized evidence provided by the United Kingdom to support the extradition of Andrei Lugovoy for the poisoning-murder of former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko , saying...
Russia expels 4 UK diplomats as Lugovoy extradition dispute deepens
Russia expelled four British diplomats and suspended counter-terrorism cooperation with the UK Thursday in response to Monday's expulsion of four Russian diplomats from the UK in protest over Russia's refusal to extradite Russian citizen...
Europe rights court fines Russia for 'degrading' treatment of ex-KGB detainee
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) Thursday ruled against Russia in the case of a former KGB agent who was detained under conditions that the court said "amounted to degrading treatment" . The ex-agent,...
