Moscow, June 5 -- Russia has called the activities of the British Council as undesirable in the country, claiming that the so-called-independent body is a tool of the British government to advance London's interests. Moscow has also termed UK as the "main source of global crises, a provocateur and instigator of wars".
"The Prosecutor General's Office of Russia has decided to recognise the activities of the British Council international organisation as undesirable in Russia. Positioning itself as an independent structure, the council builds all its work in accordance with the priorities of the UK government, it is accountable to the parliament and is financed by the foreign ministry of this country," the office said in a statement, reports ...