Russia's actions on British Council "reprehensible": British FM

Xinhua News Agency;  January 17, 2008 ;     540 words ...Russia's actions on British Council "reprehensible": British...last year. On Wednesday, British Council in Russia said it was "deeply concerned...director were detained by Russian police. The British Council is an organization that...

2nd LD Writethru: Russia seeks legal settlement on British Council...

Xinhua News Agency;  January 21, 2008 ;     306 words ...2nd LD Writethru: Russia seeks legal settlement on British Council dispute: FM MOSCOW...arguments showing that the British Council in Russia has no legal basis...Miliband said Thursday Russia'sactions on British Council were "reprehensible...

British Council office in Russia's St. Petersburg suspends work

Xinhua News Agency;  January 16, 2008 ;     237 words ...British Council office in Russia's St. Petersburg suspends...Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The British Council's office in Russia's St. Petersburg suspended...between Moscow and London. Russian employees of the British Council's offices in St. Petersburg...

EU concerned about Russian demand of closing British Council

Xinhua News Agency;  January 17, 2008 ;     266 words ......concerned about Russian demand of closing British Council BELGRADE, Jan. 17...on Thursday over Russia's demand on the British Council to close two regional...added. The EU urged Russia to "allow the British Council to operate freely...

Roundup: Britain slams Russia's plan to close British Council offices

Xinhua News Agency;  December 13, 2007 ;     469 words ......Britain slams Russia's plan to close British Council offices LONDON...Wednesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said the British Council's regional offices...the presence of British Council offices in Russia is entirely consistent...

British Council chief detained as Russia steps up diplomatic dispute

The Independent - London;  January 17, 2008 ;   Anne Penketh Diplomatic Editor;   621 words ......orders to close two British Council offices in Russia which were accused of...from any attack on the British Council are Russian citizens who want to use the British Council ... and the reputation of the Russian government," Mr Miliband...

1st LD Writethru: Russia seeks legal settlement on British Council...

Xinhua News Agency;  January 21, 2008 ;     207 words ......LD Writethru: Russia seeks legal settlement on British Council dispute: FM MOSCOW...20 (Xinhua) -- Russia hopes for a legal...of part ofthe British Council, Foreign Minister...said Sunday. "Russia is for a legal...showing that the British Council in Russia ...

VOA NEWS: BRITISH COUNCIL DEFIES KREMLIN BAN ON OPERATIONS IN ST....

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 14, 2008 ;     360 words ......Petersburg. The Russian government ordered British Council branches in St...director of the British Council in Russia, James Kennedy...was convicted in Russia in absentia on...embezzlement charges. The British Council, founded more...

British Council office in St. Petersburg freezes projects

Xinhua News Agency;  January 18, 2008 ;     438 words ......Xinhua) -- The British Council's office in St...pressure from Russian authorities over...Petersburg, the British Council implemented projects...operations in Russia were absolutely legitimate. Russia's Foreign Ministry...situation surrounding British Council ...

Russia's closure of British Council offices illegal: British foreign...

Xinhua News Agency;  December 13, 2007 ;     268 words ...Russia's closure of British Council offices illegal: British...Miliband, the presence of British Council offices in Russia is entirely consistent...affect large numbers of Russians who benefit from the British Council's presence, and damage...

Roundup: Russia, Britain embroiled in dispute over British Council offices

Xinhua News Agency;  January 15, 2008 ;     486 words ...Roundup: Russia, Britain embroiled in dispute over British Council offices MOSCOW...14 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Monday called the reopening of British Council offices in this...countries. The two British Council offices reopened...were not heeded, Russia has to take ...

Relations at new low over British council defiance

Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  January 15, 2008 ;     393 words ......ambassador said the British Council offices would...open and any Russian action would...owed by the British Council's St Petersburg...addition, Russia said it will...could be shut. Russia contends that the British Council acts as a...

Russia furious as British Council reopens in Moscow

Belfast Telegraph;  January 15, 2008 ;   Anne Penketh;   446 words ......head of the British Council in Russia, James Kennedy...inciting tension in Russian- British relations...new visas for British Council staff in the...to expel four Russian diplomats. Moscow...accused the British Council, which promotes...

Russian ban on British Council strains relations

The Independent - London;  December 13, 2007 ;     499 words ......yesterday when the Russian authorities ordered the British Council to curtail its...spokesman for the Russian Foreign Ministry ordered the British Council to shut all its...of violating Russian tax laws. But a British Council spokesman said...

British Council forced to close Russian offices

Evening Standard - London;  January 17, 2008 ;   JASON BEATTIE;   421 words ......crisis with Russia escalated today as the British Council closed two...intimidation" against British Council staff. Foreign...Miliband said Russia's actions...Cold War, the Russian authorities...target the British Council, which promotes...