Russian elite must reveal how they paid for UK property, say MPs Read moreThe Russian foreign ministry summoned the British ambassador on Saturday to inform him of the retaliatory action taken after the UK’s expulsion of 23 Russian diplomats. But the Russian Federation has gone a step further and shut down all activities of the British Council, which promotes greater understanding of the UK and the English language. Facebook Twitter Pinterest The Moscow office of the British Council is in the All-Russian State Library for Foreign Literature. Lord Ricketts said: “The biggest losers from this closure of the excellent British Council programme are the Russian people. Officials are also believed to be sounding out European partners on whether they would be ready to expel Russian diplomatic staff from their territories too, though it is unclear how successful such overtures have been.

Source: The Guardian March 17, 2018 08:30 UTC