Archive: Russia

Hague calls for Russian vote-rigging probe

Vladimir Putin claimed victory on Sunday evening, with official results saying he won with over 60% of the vote.

Sunday's presidential elections in Russia need further investigation, William Hague has said.

Putin is back: Reports of fraud dominate Russian election

Hague heads cyberspace conference

UK furious at Russia and China after Syria veto

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IFAW: Russia bans controversial hunting of young harp seals

IFAW: Russia Bans Winter Den Hunt for Bears - Countless Cubs Saved

IFAW: Extraordinary victory for seals - Russia bans hunt for all harp seals under one year of age

IFAW: Death knell for the Canadian seal hunt: Russia bans trade in harp seal pelts

The International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) is applauding the news that Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Russian Federation have banned the import and export of harp seal skins. Canada claims that Russia is one of the last two major remaining markets for Canadian seal products, reportedly receiving up to 90% of Canada's exports of seal pelts. IFAW says this is a major victory in the campaign to end commercial sealing, and that it should send a strong message that this is an industry whose time has passed.

Putin is back: Reports of fraud dominate Russian election

Tears roll down Putin's cheeks as he addresses crowds last night in Moscow.

The Foreign Office is pointedly waiting for reports from election monitors in Russia before commenting on Vladimir Putin's victory in the presidential elections.

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Foreign Office lashes out at Russia's 'Section 28' law

Russian police arrest Volker Beck, a German lawyer after he was beaten by opponents of a gay-pride in front of Moscow City Hall in 2006.

A Russian law which equates homosexuality with paedophilia has been attacked by the Foreign Office, as relations between the two countries reach a new low.

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UK furious at Russia and China after Syria veto

UN security council resolution calling on Syria violence to end immediately was blocked by China and Russia

Russia and China "sided with the Syrian regime" by blocking a United Nations resolution against Bashar al-Assad's regime, William Hague has said.

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Russian 'spy' allowed to stay in UK

Katia Zatuliveter can remain in the UK, court rules

The 26-year-old former lover of Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock has won her bid to be allowed to remain in Britain, despite MI5 allegations that she was a Russian spy.

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Hague heads cyberspace conference

International agreements on cybersecurity are expected to be limited

London is hosting the first international conference looking at the challenges - and threats - posed by cyberspace.

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David Cameron's Moscow speech in full

David Cameron reaches out to Russia in a speech at Moscow State University:

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Limited goals for PM's trip to Moscow

David Cameron's trip to Moscow won't resolve underlying issues

Britain and Russia are attempting to restart their relationship with a prime ministerial trip to Moscow.

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Analysis: Russia proving a tough nut to crack

Russian president Dmitry Medvedev opposes Syria resolution

Russia is unlikely to shift its opposition to a resolution against Syria at the UN security council – however optimistic British diplomats may be.

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Cautious Hague greets Russian foreign minister

Britain and Russia will seek to gloss over ongoing diplomatic troubles by emphasising their economic ties later.

MP's 'Russian spy' bail relaxed

Moscow continues to insist Katia Zatuliveter is innocent

A suspected Russian spy could work for the Russia Today broadcaster while she awaits her deportation hearing.

Russian 'spy' puts faith in justice

Katia Zatuliveter had access to parliamentary resources while working in the Commons

The parliamentary researcher facing deportation for being a Russian spy says she will win her appeal "if there is justice".

Hancock defends researcher's Russian 'insight'

Mike Hancock's researcher suspected of working for Russia's intelligence services

Mike Hancock has stood by his former researcher, 11 months after defending her employment to politics.co.uk.

UK rejects Moscow's Litvinenko offer

A trial on Russian soil doesn't work for William Hague

UK-British relations appear to have been boosted by William Hague's first trip to Moscow as foreign secretary - despite a complete lack of progress over the ongoing Alexander Litvinenko dispute.

Charm offensive Russians to offer Litvinenko trial

William Hague's visit to Moscow is being viewed by diplomats as a chance to 'reset' relations

Moscow is prepared to offer a trial on Russian soil for the man Britain suspects of killing former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko, politics.co.uk understands.

Hague courts Russians on Moscow mission

William Hague is in Moscow today to meet with Sergei Lavrov

William Hague is in Moscow today as he bids to win over a Russian government deeply concerned by the Conservatives' foreign policy agenda.

Audio: Mike Hancock on UK-Russian relations

Mike Hancock, chairman of parliament's all-party group on Russia, gives his take on the need to "engage" with Moscow.

Analysis: Hague rolls Russian dice

Getting behind Russian government's walls is a tough ask

William Hague's trip to Moscow lays the groundwork for what both sides hope could be an upturn in distinctly frosty relations between Britain and Russia.

MP plots new Russian rapprochement

MP thinks time is ripe for Russian reengagement

The new chairman of parliament's all-party group on Russia has pledged to re-engage "positively" with Moscow.

Hopes downplayed for Miliband Russia visit

Dmitry Medvedev, is the current president of Russia

Hopes of a breakthrough in Anglo-Russian relations are being downplayed as the foreign secretary visits the country for the first time in five years.

Conservatives to end aid to Russia

The Conservatives will end aid to Moscow if they attain power, the shadow development secretary announced today.

MPs call for tough line on Russia

Time for a harder policy towards Russia?

Relations with Moscow should be characterised by hard realities rather than "shared values", according to a committee of MPs.

Ural sex: UK diplomat quits over Russian prostitute video

The video showed James Hudson in Ekaterinburg

A British diplomat caught in a sex video with two blonde prostitutes has been forced to quit his post in the Urals, Russia.

Tatchell braves banned Russian gay rights march

British human rights campaigner Peter Tatchell is braving the Moscow Gay Pride march this weekend, despite the fact Russian authorities have banned it.

Malloch-Brown makes up with Moscow

Moscow wooed by London before G20 summit

Foreign Office minister Mark Malloch-Brown is in Moscow as Britain and Russia seek to repair recently strained diplomatic relations ahead of the G20 summit.