The Russian government has requested permission of the (unelected) British government to award the Ushakov Medal to surviving veterans of the convoys shipping arms and essential supplies to the USSR in World War 2. The Cameron-Clegg cabal has refused to allow it. Their reason - that British citizens are not permitted to receive medals of foreign origin after five years.
This is a blatant lie. In my adult lifetime - i.e., since the late 1950s - I've heard of many World War 1 veterans receiving belated military awards from France and Belgium.
What's going on Cameron, you wager of wars from the Downing Street dugout?