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British Council shuts Russian offices

China Daily | Updated: 2008-01-18 07:40

The British government's cultural arm, caught in a political row between London and Moscow, said yesterday its Russian regional offices had halted work because local staff were being interviewed by Russia's security service.

The British Council has been involved in an escalating dispute with Moscow over the legality of its Russian branches, part of a wider diplomatic argument over the murder in 2006 of a former Russian agent in Britain.

British Council shuts Russian offices

British Council shuts Russian offices

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