RUSSIA TO LIMIT BRITISH COUNCIL !

President Putin has acted against the activities of foreign NGOs. The Russian government has ordered the British Council to close down its offices outside Moscow by the beginning of January.
The Russian foreign ministry said the council, which promotes British culture abroad, was operating illegally.
The council has said its operations in Russia are within the law.
A Russian official said the move was in retaliation for the expulsion of four Russian diplomats from the UK in July as part of a dispute.
Foreign ministry spokesman Mikhail Kamynin also said the council had violated tax regulations.
But the council says it is fully compliant with all tax laws and operates on the basis of an agreement signed in the 1990s.

BBC NEWS REPORT.