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Articles with tag "Britain"

in memoriam

In Photos: Prince Philip's Russia Visits

While Prince Philip famously said "I would very much like to go to Russia, although the bastards murdered half my family," he visited more than once.
coroner report

Late Oligarch Berezovsky’s Aide Likely Strangled to Death in London – BBC

Nikolai Glushkov was one of Boris Berezovsky's oldest friends and business partners and was critical of President Vladimir Putin.
extended sympathies

Putin Sends Queen Elizabeth II Condolences Following Prince Philip’s Death

Russia's president wished Queen Elizabeth “courage and spiritual fortitude in the face of a heavy and irreparable loss.” 
back on the market

Britain to Sell Skripals' Home 3 Years After Novichok Poisoning – BBC

A local official vowed that the house “will not be used for anything other than a home.”
PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION

UK Says Russian State Link Likely in Navalny Poisoning

"A very serious set of questions to answer."
Russia report

UK Govt Criticized for 'Lack of Curiosity' About Russian 'Meddling'

A report published by Parliament's Intelligence and Security Committee says Russian influence in Britain was "the new normal."
health intelligence

UK, U.S. and Canada Accuse Russia of Vaccine Research Hacking

The hacking group "almost certainly" operates as part of Russian intelligence services, Britain said.
russian disruption

UK Says 'Russian Actors' Likely Tried to Disrupt 2019 Election

The accusation, although not directly aimed at the Kremlin, is likely to worsen already fraught relations between London and Moscow.
rebuffed account

Russian Report on Boris Johnson’s Coronavirus Ventilation ‘Disinformation,’ Britain Says

Downing Street was quick to deny the Russian report and said the prime minister's hospitalization was a "precaution."
'buffer network'

Russia Hires Britons for ‘Intelligence Operations’ – Guardian

Russia allegedly deploys its clients to attack Putin critics and “facilitate and conceal massive money-laundering operations.”
wanted abroad

Russian Billionaire Banker Tinkov Faces Extradition to U.S. Over Taxes

The IRS reportedly accuses Tinkov of filing a false tax return and underreporting his 2013 income.
gold rush

Britain Emerges as Near-Exclusive Buyer of Russian Gold

Britain bought $5.33 billion worth of Russian gold last year, or 93% of Russia’s total gold exports.
black gold

U.S., Britain Double Russian Oil Purchases

Analysts link the increase to U.S. sanctions on Venezuela and Iran as well as decreased prices of Russian oil.
opinion Deborah Bronnert CMG, British Ambassador to the Russian Federation

On Brexit Day, Britain Is Ready to Start a New Chapter

Today the UK undergoes a significant change.
Controversial contents

Secret U.K. Report Names Conservatives’ Russian Oligarch Donors – Sunday Times

Nine Russian businesspeople have allegedly donated hundreds of thousands of pounds to the Tories.
opinion Mark Galeotti

Boris Johnson and Putin’s Unwitting Helpers

Sometimes it almost looks as if Putin’s information warriors and political operators need not do anything, the West gladly does their work for them.
MT PARTNERSHIP

U.K. Firms to Talk Trade and Investment in Moscow

The annual U.K.-Russia investment forum will focus on opportunities for innovation and technology.
Demographic experiment

Putin Sought to Boost Russian Population With ‘Gay Propaganda’ Law – Ex-British PM Cameron

Writing in his newly released memoirs, David Cameron described his talks with Putin as “our iciest encounter yet.” 
opinion Abby Innes

Boris Johnson: The Brezhnev Years

With their utopian market assumptions, contemporary neoliberal states share many of the pathologies of the Soviets.
'national control'

Britain Bans Submarine Exports to Russia Over Undersea Cable Concerns

Britain claims Russia is developing “the ability to track, access and disrupt undersea communication cables” that power the global internet.
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