The FSB just wants the snooty British to be friends. That seems to be the message of this article from the Grani.ru website, which we offer below in an exclusive translation. Well, actually, it’s not just friendship the chekists crave – Russia’s “new nobility” also don’t want to be subjected to the ignominity of having to fill out UK visa applications and come in for embarrassing interviews whenever they feel like flying in to London for a shopping spree or to catch a show. The Kremlin continues to come up with some breathtakingly incongruous solutions to “problems” it creates out of thin air. Let’s go through a partial list: