Brenton also said the Council’s regional offices will continue their work in Russia despite the ban, claiming its closure would be illegal.
Earlier, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband accused Russia of using the British Council as a “political football” in the increasingly strained relations between the two countries.
The latest row comes after continuing tensions over the death of Litvinenko in London in November 2006.
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