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10.03.2010, 21:15
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A British High Court has ruled there is no evidence linking self-exiled Russian tycoon Boris Berezovsky to the murder of former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, who was poisoned in 2006.
25.03.2009, 21:11
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The UK will extradite Russian citizens charged with various crimes in Russia, though their names have not yet been made public. This is the first time in ten years that Britain has agreed to such a move.
04.10.2009, 18:40
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Hollywood has postponed adapting the story of the poisoned ex-Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko, written by Alexander Goldfarb together with Litvinenko’s widow Marina.
12.11.2009, 10:59
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German prosecutors have dropped all charges of illegally trafficking nuclear materials against Dmitry Kovtun, who was linked to the murder of former Russian security officer Aleksander Litvinenko in London in 2006.
26.05.2007, 21:33
According to Russia's Prosecutor General, Yury Chayka, Russian prosecutors haven’t yet received official word from British authorities over what they believe caused the death of former Russian security officer, Aleksandr Litvinenko.
28.05.2007, 23:33
Russia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed it has received a request from the British authorities to extradite Russian businessman Andrey Lugovoy, suspected of poisoning former security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko.
30.05.2007, 14:14
The Russian Prosecutor General's Office has said it is not considering extraditing Andrey Lugovoy to Britain in exchange for Boris Berezovsky. The authorities of both countries have said such an exchange is forbidden by their laws.
02.06.2007, 21:15
As Andrey Lugovoy accuses British secret services of being linked to the death of Aleksandr Litvinenko, the Russian authorities make a statement concerning a “Chechen trace” in the Litvinenko case.
03.06.2007, 17:55
The widow of poisoned former Russian security officer Aleksandr Litvinenko has denied he worked for the British intelligence service MI6, a claim made by Russian businessman Andrey Lugovoy in Moscow last week.
07.06.2007, 10:53
The Litvinenko case could become one of the sideline issues at the G8 summit. British Prime Minister Tony Blair has said he will have to raise the subject when he meets with the Russian delegation.
Published: 23 November, 2007, 09:05
It's a year since former Russian security officer Alexander Litvinenko died in a London hospital. His death, caused by a rare radioactive substance – Polonium 210 – worsened relations between Britain and Russia. The countries accuse
