Alexander Litvinenko

Inquest Into Litvinenko Death Could Be Abandoned

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.05.2013 | UK

The widow of poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko on Friday accused a coroner of abandoning "his search for the truth about Russian state responsibility ...

Russia's Lawyers Are Caught in the Tentacles of Official Criminality

Neil Durkin | Posted 21.03.2013 | UK Politics
Neil Durkin

The financial meltdown in Cyprus has re-surfaced longstanding allegations that Russian mafia money has been laundered through Cypriot bank accounts, converting cash from criminal sources into gleaming super-yachts in Limassol Marina. It's another apparent instance of Russian criminality stretching its tentacles into all manner of unlikely locations.

Can the UK and Russia Achieve a Strategic Dialogue

David Clark | Posted 12.05.2013 | UK Politics
David Clark

Russia's foreign and defence Ministers, Sergei Lavrov and Sergei Shoigu, arrive in London tomorrow for the first session of the UK-Russia Strategic Dialogue agreed between David Cameron and Vladimir Putin at the London Olympics last year.

Russia Put Dead Man on Trial to Avoid Looking Silly

Nick Revell | Posted 05.05.2013 | UK Comedy
Nick Revell

On Monday 4 March a man called Sergei Magnitsky will go on trial in Moscow for fraud and tax evasion. If he's found guilty, it's not clear where Mr Magnitsky will serve his sentence, because he's been dead since 2009.

Sensitive Litvinenko Evidence Will Not Be Made Public

PA | Posted 27.02.2013 | UK

Sensitive evidence alleged to expose poisoned spy Alexander Litvinenko's ties to MI6 will be examined in secret, a coroner has ruled. Lawyers for t...

Britain And Russia 'Conspiring To Cover Up' Alexander Litvinenko Inquest

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 26.02.2013 | UK

Britain and Russia are conspiring to shut down the inquest into the death of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko to preserve trade interests, a lawyer fo...

'State Sponsored Assassination'

The Huffington Post UK/PA | Huffington Post Reporter | Posted 14.12.2012 | UK

Murdered former spy Alexander Litvinenko worked for MI6 as a double agent and was killed as an act of "state sponsored assassination" by Russia, it wa...

'State-Sponsored Nuclear Terrorism On The Streets Of London'

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK

The poisoning of Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko would be "state-sponsored nuclear terrorism on the streets of London" if it were proved foreign agen...

Review Into Death Of Poisoned Russian Spy To Be Held

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 20.09.2012 | UK

A pre-inquest review will be held on Thursday into the death of a Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko who was poisoned with a radioactive substance in 20...

Putin In London To Discuss Syria.. And Watch The Judo

PA | Posted 02.08.2012 | UK Politics

David Cameron and Vladimir Putin will hold talks on the Syrian civil war in London on Thursday - with the Russian President in town to watch Olympic j...

Russian Forces Help London Police Search For Banker's 'Assassin'

PA | Posted 29.03.2012 | UK

Russian police are working with Scotland Yard on a major criminal inquiry for the first time since the diplomatic fallout over the death of dissident ...

German Gorbuntsov Shooting: Russian Plots Are Nothing New In London

Huffington Post UK | Posted 23.03.2012 | UK

It's a cliche to say that the apparent attempted murder of Russian banker German Gorbuntsov, who was gunned down in a hail of automatic fire near Cana...

Britain Keen To See Independent Reports

PA | Posted 05.03.2012 | UK

Britain is awaiting the reports of independent election observers "with interest" after Vladamir Putin's claimed victory at the Russian polls. The ...

Poisoned Russian Spy's Widow Calls On Killer To Reveal Himself

PA | Posted 23.01.2012 | UK

Alexander Litvinenko's widow has spoken of her ongoing heartache as she marked five years without justice for the Russian dissident. ...

In Depth Inquest Plea For Former KGB Agent Litvinenko

PA | Posted 12.12.2011 | UK

Lawyers for the widow of murdered Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko are to call for a detailed inquest to be held into his death. Marina Litvi...

Cameron Vows To Bring Litvinenko Killer To Justice

The Huffington Post UK | Olivia Williams | Posted 12.11.2011 | UK

David Cameron has vowed to being Alexander Litvinenko's killer to justice during a landmark trip to Russia, aimed at boosting trade ties. Speaking...

The Prime Minister's Visit to Russia

Sir Malcolm Rifkind | Posted 12.11.2011 | UK Politics
Sir Malcolm Rifkind

The Prime Minister's visit to Moscow this month suggests that the relationship between the UK and Russia is on the mend.

Daily Telegraph Litvinenko Suspect Andrei Lugovoi Challenges David Cameron To Moscow Meeting

Daily Telegraph | Posted 12.11.2011 | UK

The chief suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 has challenged David Cameron to meet him in Moscow but warned the Prime Mini...

Cameron Arrives In Russia As Tensions Over Spy Death Linger

PA | Posted 11.11.2011 | UK Politics

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Cameron Urged To Raise Russian Spy Murder With Kremlin

PA | Posted 07.11.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- The widow of murdered former KGB agent Alexander Litvinenko has called on David Cameron to use his upcoming trip to Russia to dem...