Russia seizes 'extremist British Children's books'

Russia has seized a shipment of “extremist” British children’s literature, including a book called The Dinosaurs Who Met Santa Claus.

The St Petersburg branch of the federal customs service said it had been forced to confiscate a 12.7-ton package of imported children’s books in English and German because it contained “extremist content”.

Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/05/07/russia-seizes-shipment-of-british-childrens-books/

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