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Salisbury attack: Denis Sergeev named as ‘third man’ responsible as UK police authorise charges
3 years, 3 months ago

Salisbury attack: Denis Sergeev named as ‘third man’ responsible as UK police authorise charges

The Independent  

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Russia's mystery duo, accused in poisoning row, back in the spotlight in Czech Republic blast case
3 years, 8 months ago

Russia's mystery duo, accused in poisoning row, back in the spotlight in Czech Republic blast case

India Today  

In 2018, after former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal was found unconscious on a park bench in Salisbury, Britain said it had identified two Russian agents seen wandering through the sleepy English town. The Bellingcat investigative site, which mainly uses open-source intelligence techniques, later concluded they were agents of Russia's GRU military intelligence outfit -- and their names as aliases …

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Russian suspects in the Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic
3 years, 8 months ago

Russian suspects in the Salisbury poisoning linked to blast in Czech Republic

CNN  

CNN — The suspects of the 2018 novichok nerve agent poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, England, have been linked to a 2014 blast in the Czech Republic that killed two people. Putin has said the two men identified as suspects are “not criminals.” The UK foreign office said on Sunday: “It has been announced by the Czech …

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‘I can no longer do the job’: Salisbury police officer poisoned by novichok quits force
4 years, 2 months ago

‘I can no longer do the job’: Salisbury police officer poisoned by novichok quits force

The Independent  

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EU sanctions Skripal suspects, Russia threatens retaliation
5 years, 11 months ago

EU sanctions Skripal suspects, Russia threatens retaliation

CNN  

Moscow CNN — Russia has threatened “retaliatory measures” after the European Union slapped sanctions on senior members of its intelligence agency, the GRU. Announced Monday, the sanctions target four people over last year’s poisoning of ex-Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the UK. “Today’s new sanctions deliver on our vow to take tough action against the …

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Bellingcat’s big Russia scoop confirmed
6 years, 2 months ago

Bellingcat’s big Russia scoop confirmed

Salon  

This article was produced by the Deep State, a project of the Independent Media Institute. “Several residents of this remote hamlet located amid marshlands and deep forests in Russia’s northwestern Arkhangelsk region easily recognized him in photos Wednesday as one of two men accused by British officials of poisoning a former Russian spy.” The Mishkin story is a tale of …

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Alexander Mishkin: Everything we know about second Russian allegedly behind nerve agent attack in Salisbury
6 years, 3 months ago

Alexander Mishkin: Everything we know about second Russian allegedly behind nerve agent attack in Salisbury

The Independent  

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Putin calls poisoned ex-spy “scumbag,” traitor
6 years, 3 months ago

Putin calls poisoned ex-spy “scumbag,” traitor

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — With a contemptuous grin, Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called a former double agent who was sickened by a military grade nerve agent in Britain a traitor and “scumbag” — but dismissed the idea that Russia would target him in a poison attack. He’s just a scumbag.” Putin reiterated that Russia had no reason to attack Skripal, …

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Putin describes ex-Russian spy poisoned in Britain as ‘scum’ who betrayed his homeland
6 years, 3 months ago

Putin describes ex-Russian spy poisoned in Britain as ‘scum’ who betrayed his homeland

LA Times  

Sergei Skripal, the former Russian spy who was poisoned in Britain with a Soviet-made nerve agent, is a “traitor” and “scum,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday. He is just scum, and that’s it.” Skripal, 67, a former Russian military intelligence officer, and his daughter, Yulia, 33, were found slumped over on a bench in March near his home in …

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Novichok assassin's former chief claims he wasn't trained for spy missions
6 years, 3 months ago

Novichok assassin's former chief claims he wasn't trained for spy missions

Daily Mail  

The former commander of the Russian assassin accused of carrying out the Salisbury novichok attack has admitted he was military trained, but not for spy missions. The Kremlin's media machine has gone into overdrive since investigators revealed one of the two Russians behind the attack is a Colonel Anatoly Chepiga - a high ranking GRU officer who was made a …

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Security chiefs identify a third Novichok suspect
6 years, 3 months ago

Security chiefs identify a third Novichok suspect

Daily Mail  

A 'third man' was probably sent to Salisbury to scope out Sergei Skripal's home ahead of the devastating novichok attack, it emerged today. Last night suspect Boshirov was outed as Anatoly Chepiga, a colonel in Putin's feared special forces army who the President personally made a 'Hero of Russia' for missions in Chechnya and Ukraine. The Russian Embassy in London …

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Skripal Novichok poisoning suspect named as a Russian colonel by UK media
6 years, 3 months ago

Skripal Novichok poisoning suspect named as a Russian colonel by UK media

ABC  

The real identity of one of the men wanted by Britain for the Salisbury nerve agent attack on former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter is Anatoliy Vladimirovich Chepiga, according to media reports on Wednesday which said he was a decorated Russian colonel. Key points: UK website identifies one of the Russian agents charged with chemical attack on Skripals …

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Salisbury Prezzo poisoning scare ‘not a hoax’, insists woman taken to hospital
6 years, 3 months ago

Salisbury Prezzo poisoning scare ‘not a hoax’, insists woman taken to hospital

The Independent  

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Salisbury novichok attack: The most implausible claims made by Russian men accused of attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal
6 years, 4 months ago

Salisbury novichok attack: The most implausible claims made by Russian men accused of attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal

The Independent  

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Skripal poisoning suspects say they were tourists in UK
6 years, 4 months ago

Skripal poisoning suspects say they were tourists in UK

Al Jazeera  

Two Russian men accused of trying to kill a former Russian spy in Salisbury deny being military intelligence officers. The men, who identified themselves as Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, told Russian state television RT that they visited Salisbury in early March because they wanted to see the southern English town’s famous cathedral. We’ll see in the near future.” A …

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Two Russian men charged in nerve agent poisoning of former spy in Britain say they were just tourists
6 years, 4 months ago

Two Russian men charged in nerve agent poisoning of former spy in Britain say they were just tourists

LA Times  

The two men accused by Britain of poisoning a former Russian spy and his daughter with a nerve agent claim they had traveled to England as tourists and were not Russian military intelligence agents. The men’s names surfaced earlier this week after Britain published photos of them captured on security cameras leaving a London airport and walking in Salisbury on …

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Skripal poisoning suspects claim they were tourists in 'wonderful town of Salisbury' to visit 'famous' cathedral
6 years, 4 months ago

Skripal poisoning suspects claim they were tourists in 'wonderful town of Salisbury' to visit 'famous' cathedral

The Telegraph  

The two Russians charged with attempted murder in the Salisbury nerve agent attack have claimed they were visiting the town's "famous" cathedral as tourists. Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov were interviewed by the editor-in-chief of state-funded RT - formerly Russia Today - Margarita Simonyan who said she had "spent an evening" with the suspects. In the interview, they claimed to …

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Novichok poisoning: Russian men say they were in Salisbury for tourism, not to poison the Skripals
6 years, 4 months ago

Novichok poisoning: Russian men say they were in Salisbury for tourism, not to poison the Skripals

ABC  

Two Russians have appeared on state television saying they were in Salisbury in March for tourism, not to murder a former Russian spy and his daughter. Key points: Two men resembling the suspects appeared on Russian TV claiming to be businessmen They said they visited Salisbury as tourists and were victims of 'a fantastical coincidence' They appeared on Russian state …

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Salisbury: Skripal suspects deny carrying out Novichok attack
6 years, 4 months ago

Salisbury: Skripal suspects deny carrying out Novichok attack

CNN  

Moscow CNN — Two Russians accused of a nerve agent attack in the UK have admitted they visited the city where the assault took place, but say the purpose of their brief trip was to visit its historic cathedral and not to poison a former double agent who happened to live there. The men, who identified themselves as Alexander Petrov …

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Vladimir Putin says men suspected of poisoning former spy in UK identified as civilians, urges them to speak to media
6 years, 4 months ago

Vladimir Putin says men suspected of poisoning former spy in UK identified as civilians, urges them to speak to media

Firstpost  

The British government has said Putin is ultimately responsible for the nerve agent attack on Sergei Skripal, a claim the Kremlin has strongly denied. Vladivostok: Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the two men whom Britain suspect of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal with a military-grade nerve agent, are not criminals and have been identified as civilians. Speaking …

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Naming of Salisbury Novichok assassins was delayed 'to protect English fans at the World Cup'
6 years, 4 months ago

Naming of Salisbury Novichok assassins was delayed 'to protect English fans at the World Cup'

Daily Mail  

British authorities delayed naming the novichok assassins until after the World Cup 'to protect the lives of England football fans', it has been claimed. British authorities delayed naming Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov until after the World Cup The pair smeared novichok on the home of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, Wiltshire, in March Scotland Yard withheld their identities to keep …

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Russia says UK blaming Kremlin for nerve agent attack on spy Sergei Skripal is 'unacceptable'
6 years, 4 months ago

Russia says UK blaming Kremlin for nerve agent attack on spy Sergei Skripal is 'unacceptable'

Firstpost  

Russia has long denied any involvement in the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury and insisted it is ready to cooperate on any investigation. Moscow: Moscow on Thursday said Britain’s claim that the Kremlin bears ultimate responsibility for a nerve agent attack on a former spy in England was “unacceptable”. “For us any sort of accusation …

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Britain charges two Russians for State-backed nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia
6 years, 4 months ago

Britain charges two Russians for State-backed nerve agent attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal, his daughter Yulia

Firstpost  

Skripal, himself a former GRU officer who betrayed dozens of agents to Britain’s MI6 foreign spy service, was found unconscious with Yulia on a public bench in the southern English city of Salisbury on 4 March London: Britain charged two Russians in absentia on Wednesday with the attempted murder of a former Russian spy and his daughter, and said the …

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British security chief says Putin is responsible for nerve agent attack
6 years, 4 months ago

British security chief says Putin is responsible for nerve agent attack

LA Times  

Britain’s security minister said Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin bears ultimate responsibility for the nerve agent attack targeting a former spy in England, also warning that the U.K. would counter Russian “malign activity” with both overt and covert measures. Ben Wallace said Putin, along with his government, “controls, funds and directs” the military intelligence unit known as the GRU, …

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