Russia, UK trade legal barbs over British Council shutdown order

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Friday defended a Russian government directive earlier this week to shut down local offices of the British Council by January 1, saying that the offices in Yekaterinburg and St. Petersburg were originally established in breach of international and Russian law. Russian authorities insist the Council has violated Russian tax laws.

Russia, UK trade legal barbs over British Council shutdown order jurist.law.pitt.edu jurist.law.pitt.edu Sat, Dec 15, 2007

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