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Germany has ended its investigation into one of the main suspects in thedeath of former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko, meaning the case mayforever remain a mystery

German prosecutors abandon investigations into one of the main figures suspected of involvement in killing of a former KGB officer in London three years ago without bringing charges.

German prosecutors said Friday they have dropped an investigation of a Russian businessman who had been suspected of transporting a radioactive substance used in the fatal poisoning of a former Russian agent in London in 2006. Alexander Litvinenko _ a former... Russia - Alexander Litvinenko - London - German language - Litvinenko

BERLIN (AP) - German prosecutors said Friday they have dropped an investigation of a Russian businessman who had been suspected of transporting a radioactive substance used in the fatal poisoning of a former Russian agent in London in 2006.

German prosecutors said Friday they have dropped an investigation of a Russian businessman who had been suspected of transporting a radioactive substance used in the fatal poisoning of a former Russian agent in London in...

London/Moscow, Nov.13 : Britain's efforts to extradite former KGB officer and current Russian parliamentarian Andrei Lugovoy to stand trial for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko has received a setback with German prosecutors closing their case against Lugovoy's business partner Dmitri Kovtun.

By Michael Schwirtz and Alan Cowell Henry Fountain Stephanie Rosenbloom Alexei Barrionuevo German prosecutors have abandoned investigations into one of the main figures suspected of involvement in the killing of a former KGB officer in London three years ago without bringing charges, according to accounts on Thursday by the prosecutors and the man in question.

MOSCOW — German prosecutors have abandoned investigations into one of the main figures suspected of involvement in the killing of a former KGB officer in London three years ago without bringing charges, according to accounts on Thursday by the prosecutors and the man in question.

Germany has dropped attempts to prosecute one of the Russians accused of involvement in the assassination of the Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko.

The prime suspect in the 2006 murder of Alexander Litvinenko has said he may be ready to face questioning in the UK "under certain conditions" and demanded a fresh investigation into the killing.

A businessman with links to Russian security services had been suspected of transporting a radioactive isotope used to poison a former K.G.B. agent three years ago.

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HAMBURG -- German prosecutors have dropped the case against a suspect in the murder of the Russian dissident, Alexander Litvinenko, in London.

German investigators have dropped their case against Dmitri Kovtun, the Russian national suspected of involvement in the 2006 poisoning of dissident Alexander Litvinenko.

German prosecutors have dropped charges against Dmitri Kovtun (L) in the Litvinenko poison case. Andrei Lugovi (R) is still sought by the UK government.

German investigators drop their case against a suspect in the murder of Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko in London.

MOSCOW. Nov 12 (Interfax) - The fact that Dmitry Kovtun, one of the two men suspected by British authorities of killing former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko in London, has been cleared of all charges in Germany must radically change the course of the investigation into the Litvinenko case, said Andrei Lugovoi, a Russian State Duma deputy, whom British authorities view as the prime suspect in ...

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BERLIN, November 11 (Itar-Tass) --The Hamburg prosecutor’s office has dropped all charges against Dmitry Kovtun in the case of former Federal Security Service (FSB) officer Alexander Litvinenko’s killing.

German prosecutors have dropped criminal charges against Russian businessman Dmitry Kovtun who was suspected of illegal trafficking of radioactive materials.

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END: Module - M24 Article Headline with no image --> BEGIN: Module - Main Article --> In 1998 Alexander Litvinenko — then an agent of the Federal Security Service (FSB) — a...

In 1998 Alexander Litvinenko — then an agent of the Federal Security Service (FSB) — and four other masked FSB agents held a press conference to say that they had been ordered to carry out assassinations. Litvinenko was fired by Vladimir Putin, then head of the FSB, and fled to Britain.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that London’s calls for the extradition of Russian MP Andrei Lugovoi, the main suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006, were “absolutely unrealistic”.

Britain's visiting foreign secretary pressed Russia on Monday to turn over the main suspect in the 2006 killing of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radioactive polonium poisoning in a London...

Reset or repair? David Miliband's much-anticipated visit to Moscow, the first of a British foreign secretary in over five years, has not produced a major breakthrough in bilateral relations between the UK and Russia.

Britain's two biggest global banks are expanding their retail banking presence in Russia as fears recede of business disputes there

On this 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall (Nov. 9, 1989), I honor the man who altered the course of recent history by allowing for economic change, openness and democracy in communist lands; the man who put an end to decades of cold war rhetoric and confrontation with the West; the man who rejected a senseless weapons race on land and in space; the man who brought his troops home ...

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband appraised his recent visit to Moscow and the meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, saying that Russia and Britain 'today are a step forward from yesterday.'

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MOSCOW: Britain's Foreign Secretary has been publicly snubbed by his Russian counterpart, who told him it was ''absolutely unrealistic'' to expect Moscow to extradite the prime suspect in the murder of the Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband visited Moscow on November 2 to conduct negotiations with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov. It is Mr. Miliband’s first visit to Moscow in five years. The relations between Russia and Britain have been worsening steadily during the recent years.

David Miliband yesterday insisted that festering disputes between the UK and Russia over issues such as the Alexander Litvinenko murder would not prevent closer co-operation.

Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (right) and Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband meeting in Moscow on Sunday.

MOSCOW -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart David Miliband signed joint statements in Moscow on Monday.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, as the first top British diplomat to visit Moscow in recent five years, wrapped up his two-day visit to Russia on Monday. Political analysts said the visit itself symbolized London's intention to shove aside deeply-embedded differences surrounding issues such as Russia's refusal to extradite a murder suspect, while seeking collaboration on ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his visiting British counterpart David Miliband have coordinated their positions on three joint statements Monday on nuclear non-proliferation, Afghanistan and the Middle East settlement. The documents that will be published "define common positions of Russia and the United Kingdom," the Interfax news agency quoted Lavrov as saying. Lavrov also said he ...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said that Moscow and London could be able to settle all the existing divergences in bilateral relations with future political interactions. "I expect that the political contacts that began yesterday and continue today will facilitate progress in all directions and create conditions for settling the remaining issues," said Lavrov when starting ...

Did Miliband's visit warm UK/Russia relations?

David Miliband's demands that the man suspected of involvement in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko be extradited to London were again refused by the Russian government in high-level talks in Moscow yesterday.

FOREIGN secretary David Miliband yesterday pressed Russia to turn over the main suspect in the 2006 killing of the former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died

MOSCOW — Britain’s visiting foreign secretary pressed Russia on Monday to turn over the main suspect in the 2006 killing of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radioactive polonium poisoning in a London hospital.

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The man at the centre of the rift with Moscow sent a defiant message yesterday over the failure of Britain to extradite him for the murder of Alexander Litvinenko.

The ghost of Alexander Litvinenko loomed large over talks between Britain and Russia yesterday, on the third anniversary of his fatal poisoning.

David Miliband was snubbed by his Russian counterpart when he was told it was 'absolutely unrealistic' to expect Moscow to extradite the prime suspect in the murder of the Kremlin critic Alexander Litvinenko.

Russia and the UK have put on a show of unity during the first visit to Moscow by a British foreign secretary in five years. David Miliband is seeking closer cooperation on issues like Iran’s ...

Britain and Russia yesterday failed to resolve a bitter dispute over the murder of a Kremlin critic in London that badly chilled relations, on the first visit by a British foreign secretary for five years.

Un niet ferme de Moscou aux demandes de Londres dans l'affaire Litvinenko. Le séjour de David Miliband, le ministre britannique des Affaires…

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MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti political commentator Andrei Fedyashin) - An attempt to add a bit more warmth to the relations between Russia and Britain during the visit of British Foreign Secretary David Miliband to Moscow and his talks with Sergei Lavrov on November 2 seems to have gotten off on the wrong foot. From all appearances, Russian-British relations will remain in limbo until next summer.

Russia has snubbed the latest British request for the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi, the man accused of murdering the Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko , making clear there is no prospect of handing him over for trial in the UK.

Moscow, Nov 2 : Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavorv and his British counterpart David Miliband today expressed the hope that their talks here will help improve ties between the two countries marred by a series of disputes recently.

MOSCOW, November 2 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and his British counterpart David Miliband signed joint statements in Moscow on Monday on nuclear nonproliferation, Afghanistan and the Middle East peace process.

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Britain's foreign minister called on Monday for a fresh approach to relations with Russia as the two countries tried to move beyond a bitter row over the murder of a Kremlin critic in London.

Britain's foreign minister called for a fresh approach to relations with Russia as the two countries tried to move beyond a bitter row over the murder of a Kremlin critic in London

By Conor Sweeney

MOSCOW, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- The extradition of slaying suspect Andrei Lugovoi to Britain remains impossible under Russian law, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday.

Britain and Russia on Monday failed to resolve a bitter dispute over the murder of a Kremlin critic in London that badly chilled relations, on the first visit by a British foreign secretary for five years.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband called on Monday for a fresh approach to relations with Russia as the two countries tried to move beyond a bitter row over the murder of a Kremlin critic in London.

* First full visit by British foreign minister since 2004

Russia's foreign minister and his British counterpart reiterated on Monday their opposing positions on the extradition from Russia of the chief suspect in a high-profile London murder, and moved on to patching up strained ties between the countries.

Britain and Russia are trying to thaw out frosty relations during the first visit to Moscow by a UK foreign secretary in five years. David Miliband said the two countries would not paper over their di...

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Britain and Russia said on Monday they would try to mend frosty political ties but sparred over Moscow's refusal to extradite a former KGB bodyguard who is suspected in the murder of a Kremlin foe in London.

London - Russia and Britain attempted Monday to mend strained relations in discussions in Moscow, ranging from Iran's nuclear programme to continuing bilateral tensions over the poisoning of former spy Alexander Litvinenko in London three years ago. ...

The Russian foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov (left) talks to Britain's foreign secretary, David Miliband, after talks in Moscow. Photograph: Sergei Chirikov/EPA

David Miliband has promised Britain will work with Russia but insisted the countries would not "paper over" their differences.

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Moscow and London on Monday failed to resolve a bitter dispute over the murder of Kremlin critic that has badly chilled relations, on the first visit by a British foreign secretary for five years.

Britain's visiting foreign secretary pressed Russia on Monday to turn over the main suspect in the 2006 killing of former Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko, who died from radioactive polonium poisoning in a London hospital. Russia has refused to extradite ex-KGB officer-turned-businessman Andrei Lugovoi, saying its constitution forbids extraditing its citizens. Russian Foreign Minister ...

Russia snubbed the latest British request for the extradition of Andrei Lugovoi, the prime suspect in the murder of the former Russian agent Alexander Litvinenko in London three years ago. Russia made clear that there is no prospect of Lugovoi being handed over for trial.

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Britain sought to mend ties on Monday with Russia damaged by rows over espionage and the London murder of a former Russian agent, with Foreign Secretary David Miliband saying the two countries must meet challenges together.

By Conor Sweeney

Nov 2 (Reuters) - Britain sought to mend ties on Monday with Russia damaged by rows over espionage and the London murder of a former Russian agent, with Foreign Secretary David Miliband saying the two countries must meet challenges together. Here are some details over some ongoing disagreements which include spying allegations, the murder of a Russian emigre in London and diplomatic differences ...

MOSCOW. Nov 2 (Interfax) - The British unwillingness to hear the murder of former Federal Security Service officer Alexander Litvinenko in Russia shows that Scotland Yard has no convincing evidence, suspect and State Duma deputy Andrei Lugovoi told Interfax on Monday.

MOSCOW - BRITAIN and Russia on Monday failed to resolve a bitter dispute over the murder of a Kremlin critic in London that badly chilled relations, on the first visit by a British foreign secretary for five years. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that London's calls for the extradition of Russian lawmaker Andrei Lugovoi, the main suspect in the murder of Alexander Litvinenko in 2006 ...

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov say their nations could find common ground on global issues despite differences that have badly strained their ties.

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband (right) seen here in talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergei Lavrov.

Even before the Litvinenko murder, mutual espionage accusations between London and Moscow, and London’s grant of political asylum to some of the Kremlin’s enemies had cast a shadow over bilateral business and trade.

MOSCOW (AFP) - Changing the Russian constitution to extradite Litvinenko murder suspect Andrei Lugovoi is "absolutely unrealistic", Russia's foreign minister said on Monday after talks with his British counterpart.

David Miliband has begun his trip to Russia, the first by a British foreign secretary to the country in five years, which is described as a bid to reset ties.

Miliband is in Moscow on a key trip aimed at defrosting the brittle ties between the two countries. He is the first British foreign secretary to visit Russia in five years.

MOSCOW (AFP) - British calls for the extradition of the main suspect in the murder of Kremlin criticAlexander Litvinenko are "absolutely unrealistic", Russia's foreign minister said on Monday.

David Miliband, the UK's foreign minister, has said Britain and Russia should work together on shared "challenges" in an effort to improve relations between the two countries.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Russian counterpart said Monday their nations could find common ground on global issues despite differences that have badly strained their ties.

By Conor Sweeney

Hopes of a breakthrough in Anglo-Russian relations are being downplayed as the foreign secretary visits the country for the first time in five years.

MOSCOW -- Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Russian counterpart talked Monday about ways to improve their nations' frosty ties.Miliband, the first British foreign secretary to visit ...

MOSCOW (AP) — Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Russian counterpart talked Monday about ways to improve their nations' frosty ties. Miliband, the first British foreign secretary to visit Russia in five years, voiced hope that his mission will help overcome the strain.

Foreign Secretary David Miliband says differences between the UK and Russia remain but co-operation will continue.

David Miliband on the first visit by a British Foreign Secretary to Russia for five years has sought to warm relations that had plunged back to a Cold War chill by a series of bitter rows.

David Miliband, who is on his first trip to Moscow as Foreign Secretary, says he hopes his visit will help overcome the strain between Britain and Russia.

LONDON -(Dow Jones)- U.K. Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Monday that talks in Moscow with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov have added depth to the relationship between the two countries.

* Britain's Miliband seeks to mend ties on Russia trip

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MOSCOW (AFP) - David Miliband, on the first visit by a British foreign secretary to Russia for five years, was in Moscow on Monday in a bid to improve relations that had taken on a Cold War chill through a series of bitter rows.

Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband and his Russian counterpart talked Monday about ways to improve their nations' frosty ties.

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov (right) shaking hands with Britain's Foreign Secretary David Miliband during their meeting in Moscow yesterday.