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Russian security officials say they have arrested and charged two brothers with links to British interests.Russian security officials say they have arrested and charged two brothers with links to British interests.
Ilya Zaslavsky is a manager at the TNK-BP oil joint venture, his brother Alexander head of the British Council's Moscow Alumni club.Ilya Zaslavsky is a manager at the TNK-BP oil joint venture, his brother Alexander head of the British Council's Moscow Alumni club.
The two, who have joint US and Russian citizenship, were gathering classified data for foreign firms, the FSB said.The two, who have joint US and Russian citizenship, were gathering classified data for foreign firms, the FSB said.
The arrests are the latest in a series of incidents which has caused serious frictions between Russia and the UK.The arrests are the latest in a series of incidents which has caused serious frictions between Russia and the UK.
British Council work was curtailed last year in a row over the death of ex-security agent Alexander Litvinenko.British Council work was curtailed last year in a row over the death of ex-security agent Alexander Litvinenko.
Oil giant BP's offices were raided on Wednesday amid speculation state-owned gas company Gazprom was seeking to take stakes in the firm's Russian partners.Oil giant BP's offices were raided on Wednesday amid speculation state-owned gas company Gazprom was seeking to take stakes in the firm's Russian partners.
The FSB has confirmed that the raids were related to the Zaslavsky case.