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July 12, 2007
Britain Poised To Expel Russian Diplomats In Protest Of Radioactive-Poison Assassination
Cold war:
Britain is poised to expel Russian diplomats for the first time in a decade in protest at Moscow's refusal to extradite the chief suspect in the murder in London of a KGB defector.
The option is one of several being considered by Downing Street after Moscow formally refused to hand over Andrei Lugovoi, a suspect in the poisoning of the former agent Alexander Litvinenko last November.
The expulsions would be reminiscent of former Cold War rows between Moscow and London and almost certainly prompt similar retaliation by the Kremlin.
Incensed by Russia's refusal to co-operate in the inquiry into Mr Litvinenko's death, the Government has already signalled that it was preparing a tough response.