Russian minister urges halt to harassment of ambassador

Russia’s foreign minister today urged a pro-Kremlin youth group to stop harassing Britain’s ambassador, following a formal protest lodged by the British Foreign Office.

Activists of the group Nashi (Ours) have followed Ambassador Anthony Brenton and his family around town, heckled his speeches and protested outside the embassy, saying it wanted him to apologise for taking part in a conference of Russian opposition groups last summer.