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Russia Declassifies Files on Spy Who Worked in UK

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service has released previously classified files on a double agent who, under the codename “Britt”, passed secrets to Moscow from inside British intelligence in the 1940s, the Reuters news agency reported on Monday.

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April 3, 2007

Prosecutors Question Berezovsky Over Russian Spy Poisoning

Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky met Russian investigators in London on Friday to answer questions over the killing of former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, the Reuters news agency reports.

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April 1, 2007

Russian Investigators in London Start Work on Litvinenko Poisoning Case

According to the Russian embassy in U.K. Russian investigators are in London to investigate the radioactive poisoning death of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, AFP reported March 28.

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March 29, 2007

UK Asks Russia for Help with Charged Sailors

UK has asked Russia for its help in winning the release of 15 British sailors detained by Iran last week in the Persian Gulf.

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March 27, 2007

Russian Steelmaker MMK Announces IPO Plans

One of Russia’s largest steelmakers, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) plans to float shares in London and Moscow with ABN Amro, Morgan Stanley and Renaissance Capital acting as lead managers, the firm said on Monday, March 26.

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March 26, 2007

British Citizen Among Victims of Russian Coal Mine Blast

A British citizen was among dozens of people killed in a gas explosion at a remote Siberian coal mine, Telegraph.co.uk reported March 20. Total number of victims of the deadly blast is currently 106 people, at least a dozen have not been found yet.

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March 21, 2007

Russian Intelligence in Britain Works on Cold War Level

Alexander Litvinenko’s death put the spotlight on the world of spying Russian agents are as active in Britain now as at the height of the Cold War, the BBC reported on Thursday quoting senior Whitehall officials.

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March 17, 2007

Russian Investigators to Question 100 People in UK

The Russian Prosecutor General’s Office wants to interview more than 100 people in London as part of an investigation into the poisoning of ex-FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, the RIA-Novosti news agency reported on Monday quoting a deputy prosecutor general.

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March 12, 2007

Russian Oligarch Plans Multibillion Investments in Brazil

The government of Brazil is holding negotiations with Russian billionaire Boris Berezovsky, who is currently living in exile in London, regarding possible investments.

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March 9, 2007

Russian Gay Leader Sues Moscow Mayor’s Spokesman Over Assault in London

The Metropolitan Police are investigating a complaint of an alleged assault on Russian gay activist and journalist Nikolai Alekseev in London last week following the press conference given by the mayors of London, Berlin, Paris, Moscow and Beijing at City Hall, 247gay.com Web site reports.

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March 7, 2007