The Russia Blog
In an embarrassing setback for the British Government, a British court has today ruled that Ekaterina Zatuliveter is not a Russian spy, and that she should be allowed to remain in the UK.
The British Government had been trying to deport Zatuliveter, who had had an affair with her employer – the British MP… Read the rest
Outside of Russia and the former Soviet Union, the name Tupolev is probably more widely connected with commercial, passenger aircraft. However, the company has always played a vital role in Russia’s overall defence strategy and the Tupolev bear is ageing, but still shining star of the country’s military fleet.
Early Origins
The Tuploev Bear… Read the rest
After a slow start, Russia has now officially got the largest number of web users in Europe.
According to the latest Comscore report, 50.8 million Russians have access to the internet through either a home or work connection. This means that, for the first time, Russia has more internet users than Germany, which… Read the rest
It has emerged that Katia Zatuliveter, who has been accused of spying for Russia and is currently fighting deportation from Britain, not only had an affair with British MP Mike Hancock, but also had affairs with a senior German diplomat working at NATO and a Dutch diplomat.
A clear pattern is emerging – Zatuliveter has,… Read the rest
A group of Russian companies are sponsoring the £250,000 ($385,000) repair of HMS Belfast, a former Royal Navy light cruiser that now serves as a floating museum on the river Thames in London.
British newspaper The Times is today reporting that a Russian citizen who works as an aide to a British MP is being investigated by intelligence agency MI5.
Does Russia really pose the ‘third greatest threat’ to British security today? Here’s a quick rundown of the threats Russia actually does pose to Britain.
British RAF jets are intercepting Russian Tu-95 bombers once a week, at a cost of $12 million a year.
The British Council has raised the stakes in its dispute with the Russian government by opening two of its offices in defiance of a Russian ban
Got a few sparepennies burning a hole in your pocket?
Then you might want to head on down to London auction house Christie’s next Wednesday – as a part of Russian Art Week, they’re holding an auction of valuable Russian artwork.
Arts, books, silverware and icons worth an estimated $74 million are to go… Read the rest
There are a few, relatively low key stories in the British papers today about the ‘capture’ of a Russian spy in England, but it’s a bit of an odd story.
Peter Hill, the 23 year old ex Territorial Army soldier suspected of spying, appeared in court in Leeds today. He was arrested under the… Read the rest
Following England’s announcement that it will definitely bid to host the 2018 football World Cup, rumours are flying that England’s World Cup bid could be subject to a deal with Russia.
Russia are also thought to be considering a bid for the World Cup in 2018 and, while the consensus is that England… Read the rest
A row seems to be on the verge of starting over a Russian art exhibition in London.
The London Royal Academy of Arts is to host an exhibition of Russian and French masterpieces in January next year, but concerns are growing that the art will be impounded by the courts if anyone brings an… Read the rest
Russia stormed back from a goal down to beat England 2-1 in their Euro 2008 qualifying match.
England went ahead courtesy of an earlyWayne Rooney goal and,with just over twenty minutes to play, had looked to be in control of the game and well on their way to the European Championships. But, in an inspired… Read the rest
It looks like Baltika Beer are expanding into the British market in a big way, and it looks like conquering London is just the first phase of Baltika’s ambitious plans.
Not only did I see big, bold Baltika adverts in each of the free London papers earlier this week, but they’ve taken to… Read the rest
Has anyone noticed that Russia has spent several days pondering its response to the British government decision to deport four of it’s embassy staff?
I’m beginning to suspect that, for once, Russia is playing thegame of internationalopinion with some aplomb.
Someone in the Kremlin must havenoticed that international support for Britain’s action has been… Read the rest
The British government hasexpelled four Russian diplomats, in revenge for Russia’s refusal to extradite Andrei Lugovoi for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko (as predicted last week). British Foreign Minister David Miliband told Parliament:
