As the United Kingdom continues to enforce sanctions on Russia over its actions in Ukraine, the British Museum has announced it is lending one of the controversial Elgin Marbles to a St. Petersburg museum, describing it as "a marble ambassador of a European ideal."
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CNN: Amid sanctions, British Museum lends Russia controversial Elgin Marble
A traveller votes using an interactive touchscreen that displays pictures of the famed Parthenon and its marble statues, in Athens International Airport on Nov. 22, 2014. The Greek government is asking tourists at Athens airport to join the notorious debate over the return of the Elgin Marbles to Greece from London, and ask them to reply by \"yes\" or \"no\" to the question : \"Do you support the return of the Parthenon marbles ?\".
