Thursday, February 7, 2008

Just When You Thought It Couldn't Get Any Worst




You may have thought that relations between Britain and Russia could not get any worse.

I thought relations between Britain and Russia could not get any worse. I was wrong.

Russia has decided to raise the stakes again, and the victim is the poor old British Council. You may have never heard of the British Council. Even if you have, you may have no idea what it does. Plenty of people do not.

Even the British Ambassador to Moscow seemed a bit confused as to whether the Russians were ordering the closure of the British Council or the British Consul.


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From this article we learn about the British Council. We also see the lengths Russia will go through to prove a "political point." It also gives a little history on Russia's bad tie with Britain. International interaction is an important part of political comparison.

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