Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) spy service accused U.K. intelligence on Thursday of using the British Council as cover to undermine the country and said it had identified teachers at ...

Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) accused British intelligence on Thursday of using the British Council as cover to undermine Russia and said it had identified teachers at leading ...

According to Maria Zakharova, following the start of the special military operation, the British Council acted in lockstep with the unprecedentedly hostile anti-Russian moves of the UK government ...

The British Council, which calls itself "the UK's international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities", said in 2018 that it had been told to cease operations in Russia.