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| Russia seeks talks following Prince Charles's remarks | Russia seeks talks following Prince Charles's remarks |
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| A Russian diplomat is to meet a Foreign Office official to discuss comments reportedly made by the Prince of Wales about President Vladimir Putin. | A Russian diplomat is to meet a Foreign Office official to discuss comments reportedly made by the Prince of Wales about President Vladimir Putin. |
| Prince Charles is said to have likened some Nazi actions in Europe to Mr Putin's policies, during a conversation with a former Polish war refugee. | Prince Charles is said to have likened some Nazi actions in Europe to Mr Putin's policies, during a conversation with a former Polish war refugee. |
| It is believed the Russian embassy has asked for clarification of the remarks. | |
| A Foreign Office spokesman said an official would meet Russia's deputy ambassador for talks on Thursday. | |
| Prince Charles reportedly made the comments during a conversation with Marienne Ferguson at an immigration museum in Nova Scotia, Canada where she works. | Prince Charles reportedly made the comments during a conversation with Marienne Ferguson at an immigration museum in Nova Scotia, Canada where she works. |
| They had been discussing Hitler's takeover of countries when Ms Ferguson said the prince remarked "something to the effect of 'it's not unlike... what Putin is doing,'". | They had been discussing Hitler's takeover of countries when Ms Ferguson said the prince remarked "something to the effect of 'it's not unlike... what Putin is doing,'". |
| The prince and the Russian president are both due to attend a D-Day anniversary event in France next month. | The prince and the Russian president are both due to attend a D-Day anniversary event in France next month. |
| 'Private conversation' | 'Private conversation' |
| Clarence House would not comment on what it said was a private conversation. | Clarence House would not comment on what it said was a private conversation. |
| "But we would like to stress that the Prince of Wales would not seek to make a public political statement during a private conversation," it said. | "But we would like to stress that the Prince of Wales would not seek to make a public political statement during a private conversation," it said. |
| President Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told the BBC on Wednesday he was "not commenting right now" on the remarks. | President Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov told the BBC on Wednesday he was "not commenting right now" on the remarks. |
| On Monday, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Pier 21, Canada's national immigration museum in Halifax, during their four-day tour of the country. | On Monday, Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall visited Pier 21, Canada's national immigration museum in Halifax, during their four-day tour of the country. |
| The prince chatted to museum volunteer Ms Ferguson, who left Poland for Canada shortly before the Nazi occupation. | The prince chatted to museum volunteer Ms Ferguson, who left Poland for Canada shortly before the Nazi occupation. |
| The 78-year-old managed to escape to Canada along with her parents and two sisters, but other members of her family were sent to Nazi camps. | The 78-year-old managed to escape to Canada along with her parents and two sisters, but other members of her family were sent to Nazi camps. |
| 'Remarkably silent' | |
| The BBC's diplomatic correspondent Bridget Kendall, in Moscow, said Russian media had been "remarkably silent" on the issue. | |
| But she said the fact the meeting was requested suggested "the Russians may have been more exercised than they are letting on". | |
| She said this was an "indication of their possible dismay and annoyance". | |
| "But so far Moscow has steered clear of turning this into a full-blown row that could further deepen the chill in relations," our correspondent added. | |
| On Wednesday, Prime Minister David Cameron said he would not comment on a private conversation. His deputy, Nick Clegg, said the prince was "free to express himself". | |
| Labour leader Ed Miliband said Prince Charles "has got a point", suggesting many Britons shared his concerns about Mr Putin's actions in Ukraine. |