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Walking on 'water' above the frozen Fontanka River 'Girl with Peaches' at the Tretyakov Gallery

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: Litvinenko case on the verge of inflaming sanctions war

The UK inquiry says that Putin probably approved the killing of former Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. The latest development in the scandalous case could provoke a new round of sanctions. Downing Street has so far restrained from taking any rapid-fire decisions, while Russian officials have labeled the investigation as politicized.
By Alexey Mosko, Ksenia Isaeva

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