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The institutions of the European Union might take note of the fact that in the Kremlin the office lights burn not only late at night, but also through the weekend. It was no surprise to me at all therefore to find a number of communications in my inbox this sunny Sunday morning, including this very interesting press release on a "draft Federal Law On Security" as submitted by President Medvedev to the State Duma.
 
 

The murder of Alexander Litvinenko in London in 2006 remains a stumbling block between Great Britain and Russia. The killing subsequently led to a number of tit for tat diplomatic expulsions.
 
Earlier that year, in March, myself and a colleague were introduced to Litvinenko by Oleg Gordievsky, former deputy head of KGB. Litvinenko provided information that enabled London MEP Gerard Batten to expose Romano Prodi as a former KGB "asset". I have subsequently taken a personal interest in this killing, which Batten described, quite rightly, as "an act of war".