LONDON (AP) — The London Olympics can help Russia improve diplomatic relations with Britain following several disputes, a Russian Olympic Committee leader said Thursday.
Relations between the two countries soured after the 2006 death of dissident ex-Russian security agent Alexander Litvinenko in London, with Russia refusing repeated British requests for the extradition of the chief suspect. Litvinenko made a deathbed statement accusing Russian leader Vladimir Putin of authorizing his killing.
And at the British Parliament this week, former Foreign Office minister Denis MacShane urged the current government to tell Prime Minister Putin he is not welcome at the opening ceremony …
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