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Litvinenko

Russia asks UK to explain BBC Litvinenko claims: Moscow is waiting for an official response from Britain regarding allegations that the Russian state was involved in the 2006 killing of former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko. The claims emerged on a BBC programme on Monday. British Intelligence sources told journalists that the murder was carried out with the backing of the Russian state.

Security services not involved in Litvinenko case – Russia: Russian investigators have no information suggesting that the security services were involved in the death of Aleksandr Litvinenko case, Vladimir Markin, spokesperson for the Investigation Committee of the Prosecutor's Office told the ITAR-TASS news agency on Tuesday.

UK uncooperative on Litvinenko: Russian prosecutor: Russia's Prosecutor General's Office says a recent article in the New York Sun, challenging the official British version of the Aleksandr Litvinenko murder case, is justified and correctly describes the current state of the investigation.

Did Litvinenko poison himself?: A journalist with the New York Sun newspaper is claiming that Aleksandr Litvinenko may have accidentally poisoned himself while trying to smuggle polonium-210. Edward Epstein reached his conclusions after an investigation lasting well over a year. Aleksandr Litvinenko, a former Russian Intelligence officer, died of polonium-210 poisoning in November 2006.

Russia calls for negotiations on British Council’s future: Russia's Foreign Ministry says the closure of two regional British Council offices could be resolved in talks over softening visa regulations and resuming anti-terror efforts between the countries. That's according to the Russian Interfax news agency.

Litvinenko's alleged killer slams British media: Andrey Lugovoy, Britain's main suspect in the murder of Aleksandr Litvinenko, denies he may have been an unwitting assassin. Lugovoy was responding to a theory put forward in a BBC programme shown on Sunday called “Britain’s Most Wanted”. The former FSB officer said ‘the BBC just provided another demonstration of the failure of the UK's intelligence service.'

Britons trumped up phoney investigation: Lugovoy: Andrey Lugovoy, the key figure in the ongoing murder probe of former Russian security service officer Aleksandr Litvinenko - has once again been professing his innocence at a media conference. He called British investigators unprofessional and dumb people, who have been deliberately ignoring any evidence that didn’t fit into their version of the case.

Litvinenko worked for MI6: Daily Mail: A British newspaper, The Daily Mail, claims the former Russian security officer, Aleksandr Litvinenko, who was poisoned in London last November was an MI6 agent. In Saturday's edition the paper said at the time of his death Mr Litvinenko was receiving around 2,000 pounds a month from the British Intelligence Service.

Prosecutor says UK dragging feet on Litvinenko case: The murder case of Russia's Central Bank first deputy Andrei Kozlov has been concluded and the details will soon be made public. That's according to the Head of the country's Investigative Committee.

Lugovoy says he can boost his party in Duma poll: Russian businessman Andrey Lugovoy who's to run in Russia's forthcoming parliamentary elections, says he has the skills to hold a political seat. He has been nominated by the Liberal Democratic Party - despite being wanted in Britain in connection with the murder of Aleksandr Litvinenko.

Lugovoy says he can boost LDPR party s in Duma poll: The campaign for December's Duma elections has come to life with confirmation that Moscow businessman Andrey Lugovoy is to stand for the Liberal Democrats. The former Security Officer, wanted in the UK over the death of Aleksandr Litvinenko, says his popularity can help the party win more votes.

Press conference of Dmitry Kovtun and Andrey Lugovoy: Dmitry Kovtun and Andrey Lugovoy answered questions about their alleged involvement in the murder of Aleksandr Litvinenko.

FSB names alleged MI6 recruiter: Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) has named a British MI6 agent who it says attempted to recruit a Russian. In June security officer Vyacheslav Zharko publicly testified that he was approached by a recruiter from British intelligence, who the FSB say is a top MI6 specialist on Russia, called Pablo Miller.

Human angle of diplomatic expulsions: The four Russian diplomats, expelled by Britain in a stand-off over Litvinenko case have now left the country. Their four British counterparts, who are being sent home from Moscow in retaliation, are due to leave in a few days’ time. While tensions between Russia and Britain are the worst in years, the countries share a history of reciprocal expulsions dating back to the Cold War.

Lugovoy case unsubstantial: Russian prosecution: The Russian Prosecutor General's office says British demands for the extradition of Andrey Lugovoy are unfounded and politically motivated. Britain says the former security officer is the main suspect in the Aleksandr Litvinenko murder case.

Russia has seen no evidence of Lugovoy's guilt: Ivanov: Russia's Prosecutor General's Office is preparing to reveal how it is working with British law enforcement agencies in connection with the Litvinenko case. As the row between the countries continues, Russia's First Deputy Prime Minister Sergey Ivanov says Moscow's response has been the correct one.

Russia matches UK expulsions: Four British diplomats will be thrown out of Russia and counter-terrorism work with the UK suspended, in what Moscow calls a 'mirrored response' to Britain expelling four Russian diplomats. Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin also announced that new visa applications from British officials would not be processed.

Russia to expel four British diplomats: Russia's Foreign Ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin has announced that Moscow will expel four British diplomats in retaliation at London's decision to expel four Russian diplomats.

Britain reveals names of diplomats to be expelled: The names of the four diplomats to be expelled from Britain have been given to the Russian Ambassador to the UK. The four have been described as middle ranking officials. The Russian Foreign Ministry is expected to issue a response within hours.

Russia astonished by British reaction in Litvineko case: Russia's Foreign Ministry has said that it is astonished at criticism from London over the decision not to extradite Andrey Lugovoy, Britain's chief suspect in the murder of former Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko.

UK prosecutors to ponder Russia's refusal to extradite Lugovoy: UK prosecutors say they are considering all options after Russia’s refusal to extradite a Russian national, Andrey Lugovoy, suspected of poisoning former security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko.

FSB investigates Russian links to MI6: The Russian intelligence service, the FSB, has begun a criminal investigation into alleged espionage connected to Britain's foreign intelligence service, MI6. The case is connected to the 'Litvinenko case'.

Another twist to Litvinenko mystery: The Russian newspaper "Izvestiya" has published an interview with Vyacheslav Zharko, who last week claimed British Intelligence tried to recruit him as a spy. Mr Zharko says he went to the FSB with the information because he feared for his life.

Berezovsky hits back at FSB's spy case: Self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky has called the espionage case opened by Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) following allegations made by a Russian businessman Andrey Lugovoy - a "covering operation".