Novichok poisoning: UK issues arrest warrants for two Russians over attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal and daughter
6 years, 4 months ago

Novichok poisoning: UK issues arrest warrants for two Russians over attack on ex-spy Sergei Skripal and daughter

ABC  

British authorities say they have enough evidence to charge two Russian men over the nerve-agent poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in the English city of Salisbury. Key points: Britain issues warrants for the arrest of two men over nerve agent attack PM Theresa May says the men are Russian intelligence officers Russia says the photos of the men is not evidence of a crime Sergei Skripal, a former colonel in Russia's GRU military intelligence service, and his 33-year-old daughter, Yulia, were found slumped unconscious on a bench in Salisbury in March after a liquid form of the Novichok type of nerve agent was applied to his home's front door. Photo shows Two people in gas masks face each other in Salisbury Britain says it's "highly likely" Russia was involved in the poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal. Names, photos of suspects 'tell us nothing': Russia Mr Basu would not say whether police believe the suspects worked for Russian security services but, he said, "this was a sophisticated attack across borders".

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Salisbury poisoning suspect included in new sanctions against Russia
2 months, 1 week ago

Salisbury poisoning suspect included in new sanctions against Russia

The Independent  

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Paramedic thought Sergei Skripal and his daughter had taken fentanyl overdose when he arrived on scene of Salisbury's Novichok poisonings, inquiry hears
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Paramedic thought Sergei Skripal and his daughter had taken fentanyl overdose when he arrived on scene of Salisbury's Novichok poisonings, inquiry hears

Daily Mail  

A paramedic said he thought Yulia and Sergei Skripal were suffering from a fentanyl overdose when he arrived at the scene of the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury. The former spy and his daughter are believed to have been poisoned after members of Russian military intelligence smeared the nerve agent on Mr Skripal's door handle in Wiltshire. Sergei Skripal and his …

Sergei Skripal told neighbour he feared Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned to Russia, inquiry hears
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sergei Skripal told neighbour he feared Putin would ‘get him’ if he returned to Russia, inquiry hears

The Independent  

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Salisbury poisonings could be an ‘act of war’, thought former counter terrorism chief
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Salisbury poisonings could be an ‘act of war’, thought former counter terrorism chief

The Independent  

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Salisbury recalls Novichok terror after quiet city was thrown into ‘world of James Bond’
3 months ago

Salisbury recalls Novichok terror after quiet city was thrown into ‘world of James Bond’

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Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a
3 months ago

Chilling moment ex-Russian spy hands bread to a child after being poisoned by Novichok: Never-before-seen CCTV shows Skripals strolling around Salisbury - unaware they'd been exposed to deadly nerve a

Daily Mail  

Never-before-seen CCTV footage of the Salisbury Novichok attack reveals the moment a former Russian spy innocently handed bread to a child after being poisoned with the deadly nerve agent. CCTV shows former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia happily strolling around Salisbury on March 4, 2018 - utterly unaware they had been poisoned with Novichok. This image was …

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?
3 months ago

Salisbury Novichok poisonings inquiry: Who was Dawn Sturgess and what happened to her?

The Independent  

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Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry
3 months ago

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry

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Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told
3 months ago

Novichok perfume bottle contained enough poison to kill thousands, inquiry told

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Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Vladimir Putin could target UK again with novichok-style attack, warns Grant Shapps

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Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed over the years

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. On Friday, Russian authorities said President Vladimir Putin’s key political challenger, Alexei Navalny, died in an Arctic prison colony. Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin’s critic was poisoned with ’Novichok’ in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Alexei Navalny death: When Putin's critic was poisoned with 'Novichok' nerve agent in 2020

Live Mint  

Russian opposition leader and President Vladimir Putin's staunch critic Alexei Navalny died in one of Russia's toughest penal colonies on February 16, according to the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service. A vociferous opponent of Putin, Navalny had a close call in August 2020 when he was poisoned at the end of a trip to Siberia with a Novichok nerve agent. Narrow …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 4 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

Associated Press  

TALLINN, Estonia — The attacks range from the exotic — poisoned by drinking polonium-laced tea or touching a deadly nerve agent — to the more mundane of getting shot at close range. Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist for the newspaper Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the elevator of her Moscow apartment building on Oct. …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 4 months ago

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

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Death of Oligarchs, Putin Critics Outside Russia Shows KGB's Ability to Reach Beyond Borders
2 years ago

Death of Oligarchs, Putin Critics Outside Russia Shows KGB's Ability to Reach Beyond Borders

News 18  

The death of Russian sausage tycoon Pavel Antov at a luxury hotel in Odisha on Friday along with another Russian has led to several speculations. Western countries claim that Russia operates like a deep-state and even though the Soviet security agency, the Komitet gosudarstvennoy bezopasnosti aka KGB has been replaced by the Federal’naya sluzhba bezopasnosti Rossiyskoy Federatsii aka the FSB, …

What happened in the Salisbury poisoning?
2 years, 2 months ago

What happened in the Salisbury poisoning?

The Independent  

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Putin Could Be Poisoned Claims Ukrainian Intelligence, Says Potential Successor Lined Up
2 years, 9 months ago

Putin Could Be Poisoned Claims Ukrainian Intelligence, Says Potential Successor Lined Up

News 18  

Russian president Vladimir Putin may have lost the backing of Russia’s elite who may be hatching plans to take him down due to the war on Ukraine, UK-based news agency Daily Mail. The Daily Mail attributing Ukrainian intelligence officials said that Putin could be taken out either by poisoning, sudden disease or any other coincidence. The report by Daily Mail …

Russia ‘may be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine’
2 years, 10 months ago

Russia ‘may be preparing to use chemical weapons in Ukraine’

The Telegraph  

Moscow could be readying to use chemical weapons in Ukraine, experts warned after Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, repeated claims that the US was developing “biological materials” in the eastern European country. Mr Lavrov said Moscow had information that the US was “worried it would lose control” over alleged chemical weapons sites in Ukraine, without offering evidence to back …

Salisbury attack: Police officer poisoned with novichok felt like ‘life was being taken away slowly’
3 years, 3 months ago

Salisbury attack: Police officer poisoned with novichok felt like ‘life was being taken away slowly’

The Independent  

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Russian spy chief said British Skripal move was ‘distraction from shameful Afghan exit’
3 years, 3 months ago

Russian spy chief said British Skripal move was ‘distraction from shameful Afghan exit’

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Salisbury attack: Foreign secretary silent on poisoning of Sergei Skripal at meeting with Russian counterpart
3 years, 3 months ago

Salisbury attack: Foreign secretary silent on poisoning of Sergei Skripal at meeting with Russian counterpart

The Independent  

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UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings
3 years, 3 months ago

UK coroner asks for public inquiry into Novichok poisonings

The Independent  

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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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Denis Sergeev: Who is the ‘third man’ wanted over Salisbury poisonings?
3 years, 3 months ago

Denis Sergeev: Who is the ‘third man’ wanted over Salisbury poisonings?

The Independent  

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Alexander Litvinenko killing: Russia responsible for assassination, European court rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Alexander Litvinenko killing: Russia responsible for assassination, European court rules

CNN  

CNN — Russia was responsible for killing Alexander Litvinenko, a former Russian agent turned Kremlin critic who died in London by polonium poisoning in 2006, the European Court of Human Rights said Tuesday. The ruling found that “Russia was responsible for assassination of Aleksandr Litvinenko in the UK.” “The Court found in particular that there was a strong prima facie …

U.K. police charge 3rd Russian in poisoning of ex-spy
3 years, 3 months ago

U.K. police charge 3rd Russian in poisoning of ex-spy

LA Times  

Police officers stand outside the house of former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018. British police said Tuesday they are charging a third Russian suspect in the 2018 nerve agent attack on a former Russian agent in England. Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter, Yulia, were targeted in a nerve agent attack in March 2018 in Salisbury, …

Germany arrests British diplomat suspected of spying for Russia
3 years, 5 months ago

Germany arrests British diplomat suspected of spying for Russia

Al Jazeera  

German authorities say the man is suspected of passing documents to Russian intelligence in exchange for cash. German police have arrested a British national who worked at the United Kingdom’s embassy in Berlin on suspicion of passing documents to the Russian intelligence service in exchange for cash, according to prosecutors. British police confirmed in a statement that the 57-year-old man …

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 …

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 …

Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal FIVE YEARS before Salisbury attack, coroner is told
3 years, 9 months ago

Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal FIVE YEARS before Salisbury attack, coroner is told

Daily Mail  

Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal five years before the Salisbury Novichok poisoning, a pre-inquest review has heard. The movements of two intelligence officers - who used the aliases Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov - will be investigated during the probe into the death of Dawn Sturgess, Coroner Baroness Hallett said. The 2013 movements of two intelligence officers …

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?
3 years, 10 months ago

Would you buy novichok spy Sergei Skripal's house?

Daily Mail  

The home of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal has been bought by Wiltshire Council. The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination attempt with Novichok on Mr Skripal, 69, and his daughter three years ago. Circled: The infected door handle The infamous four-bedroom detached house in Salisbury has been lying empty since the assassination …

Boyfriend of Salisbury poisoning victim Yulia Skripal vanished after the attack, a friend claims
3 years, 10 months ago

Boyfriend of Salisbury poisoning victim Yulia Skripal vanished after the attack, a friend claims

Daily Mail  

The mysterious boyfriend of Salisbury attack victim Yulia Skripal disappeared after the murder plot and has not been seen for three years, a source claims. Allegations that Stepan Vikeev had been involved with the Russian secret services arose after he vanished after his girlfriend Miss Skripal and her double agent father Sergei Skripal, 68, were poisoned with a Russian nerve …

Novichok nerve agent allegedly placed in underwear of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny
4 years ago

Novichok nerve agent allegedly placed in underwear of poisoned Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny

ABC  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny has released a recording of a phone call he says he made to a Russian state security operative, claiming he tricked the agent into disclosing details of a botched plot to kill him by placing poison in his underpants. Key points: Mr Navalny says he posed as a Russian Security Council aide on the call …

Sergei Skripal requires live-in nurse after novichok attack, says daughter
4 years, 1 month ago

Sergei Skripal requires live-in nurse after novichok attack, says daughter

The Independent  

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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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Russia’s Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning
4 years, 3 months ago

Russia’s Alexei Navalny accuses Putin of being behind poisoning

LA Times  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is recovering in Germany after being poisoned in Russia by a nerve agent, accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of being behind the attack in comments released Thursday. Navalny, a politician and corruption investigator who is Putin’s fiercest critic, was flown to Germany two days after falling ill on Aug. 20 on a domestic flight …

Alexey Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days
4 years, 3 months ago

Alexey Navalny released from German hospital after 32 days

Al Jazeera  

The German hospital treating Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny for poisoning said on Wednesday that his condition has improved enough for him to be released, and suggested a “complete recovery” from the nerve agent was possible. Navalny, 44, spent 32 days in treatment in Berlin’s Charite hospital, 24 of which were in intensive care, before doctors deemed his “condition had …

Germany: Foreign Labs Confirm Alexei Navalny Poisoned with Nerve Agent Novichok
4 years, 4 months ago

Germany: Foreign Labs Confirm Alexei Navalny Poisoned with Nerve Agent Novichok

News 18  

Specialist labs in France and Sweden have confirmed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said Monday. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert also said that the Hague-based Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is taking steps to have samples from Navalny tested at its reference laboratories. Russian authorities have prodded …

Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny poisoning shows Russia will ‘carry on and get away with it’, Salisbury novichok victim says

The Independent  

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Police Officer Poisoned by Novichok in UK Issues Cryptic Tweet on Alexey Navalny Case
4 years, 4 months ago

Police Officer Poisoned by Novichok in UK Issues Cryptic Tweet on Alexey Navalny Case

News 18  

The police officer poisoned with Novichok in the UK in March 2018 has sent a cryptic tweet about the Alexey Navalny case. Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was hospitalized after coming into contact with the nerve agent after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, in the south of England. The poisoning of Navalny, an …

German Government says Vladimir Putin opponent Alexei Navalny 'without doubt' poisoned by Novichok nerve agent
4 years, 4 months ago

German Government says Vladimir Putin opponent Alexei Navalny 'without doubt' poisoned by Novichok nerve agent

ABC  

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was "without doubt" poisoned by Novichok nerve agent, the German Government says. Key points: Vladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny fell seriously ill on August 20 during a flight from Siberia to Moscow Russian doctors initially said there was no evidence of poisoning, but German tests say he was poisoned Mr Navalny remains in an induced …

Navalny poisoning: Police officer given Novichok in Salisbury issues cryptic tweet
4 years, 4 months ago

Navalny poisoning: Police officer given Novichok in Salisbury issues cryptic tweet

CNN  

London CNN — The police officer poisoned with Novichok in the UK in March 2018 has sent a cryptic tweet about the Alexey Navalny case. Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey was hospitalized after coming into contact with the nerve agent after the attack on Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury, in the south of England. But I …

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany
4 years, 4 months ago

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany

The Hindu  

Tests carried out on Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny showed that he was poisoned by a Novichok chemical nerve agent, the German government said on September 2, demanding explanations from Moscow. “It is a shocking event that Alexei Navalny has become the victim of an attack with a chemical nerve agent in Russia,” said government spokesman Steffen Seibert in a …

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny was poisoned 'using Novichok' nerve agent, says German government

The Telegraph  

Alexei Navalny, the Russian opposition leader and prominent Kremlin critic, was deliberately poisoned with Novichok, the German government said on Wednesday. Angela Merkel’s government said it had “unequivocal proof” Mr Navalny was targeted with the same nerve agent used in the attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury in 2018. “There are now serious questions that only the Russian government …

Alexey Navalny: Novichok nerve agent used in poisoning, says German government
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexey Navalny: Novichok nerve agent used in poisoning, says German government

CNN  

CNN — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group, the German government said Wednesday, urging the Kremlin to explain itself. German government spokesman Steffen Seibert said toxicological tests on samples taken from Navalny had been carried out at a German military laboratory, providing“unequivocal evidence of a chemical nerve agent” from the …

Nerve agent Novichok found in Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany
4 years, 4 months ago

Nerve agent Novichok found in Russia’s Alexey Navalny: Germany

Al Jazeera  

Novichok, a Soviet-era chemical weapon, was used to poison former Russian spy Sergei Skripal in the United Kingdom. Tests performed on samples taken from prominent Russian opposition figure Alexey Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, the German government said. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement on Wednesday testing by a special German …

Novichok nerve agent used against Russian dissident has dark history
4 years, 4 months ago

Novichok nerve agent used against Russian dissident has dark history

LA Times  

The Russian name, in translation, sounds innocuous, even jaunty: “newcomer,” “novice” or “new boy.” But the Soviet-developed family of advanced nerve agents collectively known as Novichok is among the deadliest substances ever created by humankind. The German government on Wednesday announced “unequivocal” proof that hospitalized Russian anti-corruption crusader Alexei Navalny, who fell gravely ill Aug. 20 while aboard a domestic …

Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says
4 years, 4 months ago

Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok found in Alexei Navalny’s system, Germany says

LA Times  

The German government says tests performed on samples taken from Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny showed the presence of the Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, said in a statement Wednesday that testing by a special German military laboratory had shown “proof without doubt of a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group.” Novichok, a Soviet-era …

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says
4 years, 4 months ago

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says

NPR  

Alexei Navalny Was Poisoned With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Christoph Soeder/dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images Updated at 2 p.m. ET Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a variant of Novichok, a Soviet-era nerve agent, according to tests carried out by a German military …

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