Russian spy: Poisoned Sergei Skripal's wife and son were murdered, alleges Conservative MP
7 years ago

Russian spy: Poisoned Sergei Skripal's wife and son were murdered, alleges Conservative MP

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. His son was also murdered in 2017.” Mr Tugendhat pointed to “threats” made by Vladimir Putin against Colonel Skripal and said the method of the attack was “remarkably similar” to the killing of Alexander Litvinenko. “The latest update from the hospital is that the officer remains serious but stable and is conscious, talking and engaging.” Ms Rudd said the nerve agent used was “very rare” but declined to name the precise chemical and emphasised that the risk to the public was low. “Samples from the victims have been tested by experts at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory at Porton Down,” she added, referring to the secretive military facility where nerve agents have been developed and tested.” The Russian government jailed Mr Skripal for “treason” in 2006. In the interview, Mr Tugendhat demanded tough action from the Government, saying: “I think seeing nerve agents used on British streets really does demand a response.” On Boris Johnson’s threat to prevent dignitaries attending this summer’s football World Cup in Russia, he said: “I don’t think that is the extent of our capabilities.” If Britain “really wanted to hit” Russia, it would freeze the assets of “people who are coming here with suitcases of cash to pay for everything from town houses to Eton”, Mr Tugendhat added.

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Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents
3 months, 1 week ago

Russian general killed in Moscow scooter blast by Ukrainian agents

The Independent  

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Salisbury poisoning suspect included in new sanctions against Russia
4 months, 2 weeks 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
4 months, 3 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
4 months, 3 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
4 months, 3 weeks ago

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

The Independent  

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Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit
5 months, 1 week ago

Police still hunting for killer of exiled Putin critic four years after he was strangled with a dog lead at his home in suburban west London in 'Kremlin-backed' hit

Daily Mail  

Detectives are still without a clear suspect for the murder of a Russian businessman strangled to death just weeks after the Salisbury poisonings. Nikolai Glushkov, 68, was living in exile in Britain having served time in Russia for blowing the whistle on corruption at state run airline Aeroflot, where he was deputy director He was given asylum here and feared …

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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Vladimir Putin ordered Novichok attack on my life, Salisbury victim Sergei Skripal tells Dawn Sturgess inquiry
5 months, 1 week ago

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

The Independent  

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Putin ally warns freed prisoners to take 'new names and disguises'
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Putin ally warns freed prisoners to take 'new names and disguises'

Daily Mail  

Former Russian President and close Vladimir Putin ally Dmitry Medvedev has issued a chilling warning to political dissidents freed from jails in a huge prisoner exchange with Western countries. British journalist Vladimir Kara-Murza, American Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich and a host of Russian citizens were released from their prison cells yesterday in return for various Russian assets jailed …

Nerve agents, poison and window falls. Over the years, Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 7 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, 7 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Nerve agents, poison, window falls: Many Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed
1 year, 7 months ago

Nerve agents, poison, window falls: Many Kremlin foes have been attacked or killed

LA Times  

Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny, now imprisoned, is one of many Kremlin foes who have sickened or died under suspicious circumstances. A British inquiry found that Russian agents had killed Litvinenko, probably with Putin’s approval, but the Kremlin denied any involvement. Anna Politkovskaya, the newspaper journalist for Novaya Gazeta whose death Litvinenko was investigating, was shot and killed in the …

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown
1 year, 10 months ago

Russian woman who left note on grave of Putin's parents convicted amid dissent crackdown

The Independent  

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Tensions between UK and Russia formed backdrop for spying case
2 years, 1 month ago

Tensions between UK and Russia formed backdrop for spying case

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In 2018, members of a Russian military intelligence squad …

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

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

Russian spy chiefs ‘under house arrest’ as Putin blames them for Ukraine setbacks
3 years ago

Russian spy chiefs ‘under house arrest’ as Putin blames them for Ukraine setbacks

The Independent  

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Salisbury attack: Foreign secretary silent on poisoning of Sergei Skripal at meeting with Russian counterpart
3 years, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Salisbury attack: Denis Sergeev named as ‘third man’ responsible as UK police authorise charges
3 years, 6 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, 6 months ago

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

The Independent  

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UK police charge 3rd Russian in 2018 poisoning of ex-spy
3 years, 6 months ago

UK police charge 3rd Russian in 2018 poisoning of ex-spy

The Independent  

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Alexander Litvinenko killing: Russia responsible for assassination, European court rules
3 years, 6 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, 6 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, …

Russian agents spied on Sergei and Yulia Skripal FIVE YEARS before Salisbury attack, coroner is told
3 years, 11 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 …

‘The Resident’, his wife and piles of cash: How a Russian spy ring stole NATO and EU secrets from Bulgaria
4 years ago

‘The Resident’, his wife and piles of cash: How a Russian spy ring stole NATO and EU secrets from Bulgaria

CNN  

CNN — Secretly shot video tells the story of an alleged spy ring at work in Bulgaria’s capital. Prosecutors alleged that the group “posed a serious threat to national security by collecting and handing to a foreign country state secrets of Bulgaria, NATO and the European Union.” They also released a memo allegedly written by the group’s leader, in a …

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

Russian Agents Trailed Opposition Leader Navalny Before Poisoning, Report Finds
4 years, 3 months ago

Russian Agents Trailed Opposition Leader Navalny Before Poisoning, Report Finds

NPR  

Russian Agents Trailed Opposition Leader Navalny Before Poisoning, Report Finds Enlarge this image toggle caption Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images Yuri Kadobnov/AFP via Getty Images Updated 8:30 a.m. ET Kremlin agents followed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny for years and were nearby just before an attack with a deadly nerve agent almost killed him in August, according to a new …

Sergei Skripal requires live-in nurse after novichok attack, says daughter
4 years, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader out of coma after novichok poisoning
4 years, 6 months ago

Alexei Navalny: Russian opposition leader out of coma after novichok poisoning

The Independent  

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German Government says Vladimir Putin opponent Alexei Navalny 'without doubt' poisoned by Novichok nerve agent
4 years, 6 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 …

Russian Opposition leader Alexei Navalny poisoned by nerve agent Novichok: Germany
4 years, 6 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 With Novichok Nerve Agent 'To Silence Him,' Merkel Says
4 years, 6 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 …

Russians hit by suspected toxic poisonings
4 years, 7 months ago

Russians hit by suspected toxic poisonings

Al Jazeera  

Here is a list of Russians who have criticised the Kremlin and then fallen victim to suspected poisonings. Here are some other people who have criticised the Kremlin and then fallen victim to suspected poisonings: Alexander Litvinenko A former agent for the KGB and post-Soviet successor agency FSB, Lieutenant-Colonel Alexander Litvinenko defected from Russia in 2000 and fled to London, …

A suspected poisoning renews focus on threats faced by Putin’s opponents
4 years, 7 months ago

A suspected poisoning renews focus on threats faced by Putin’s opponents

CNN  

CNN — Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has long acknowledged the risks of confronting the Kremlin: The anti-corruption campaigner has been repeatedly jailed and spent long stretches in custody for organizing political protests. Family photo/Pixel 8000 Ltd Before Navalny’s rise to prominence, the most visible leader of the Russian opposition was Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister. But the …

Dawn Sturgess death: Inquest must consider if Russian state responsible for Salisbury poisonings, High Court told
4 years, 8 months ago

Dawn Sturgess death: Inquest must consider if Russian state responsible for Salisbury poisonings, High Court told

The Independent  

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UK asks for information two years after Salisbury poisoning
4 years, 9 months ago

UK asks for information two years after Salisbury poisoning

Al Jazeera  

Police appeal for more information about chemical weapons attack that nearly killed double agent Sergei Skripal in 2018. British counterterrorism police have appealed for more information about a chemical weapons attack that nearly killed Russian-born double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter two years ago. What you need to know Britain blames the 2018 attack on two Russian security service …

Russia 'has deployed secret GRU unit known as 29155 to spread turmoil in Europe'
5 years, 5 months ago

Russia 'has deployed secret GRU unit known as 29155 to spread turmoil in Europe'

Daily Mail  

Russian spy plots to assassinate Moscow's rivals and spread turmoil through Europe are run by a single previously unknown unit of the Kremlin's intelligence network, reports have revealed. Officials now believe the group, known as Unit 29155, has been operating for a decade and is responsible for attacks including the nerve agent poisoning of ex-spy Sergei Skripal in Salisbury. Pictured: …

Salisbury attack: Second police officer poisoned with novichok after attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal
5 years, 7 months ago

Salisbury attack: Second police officer poisoned with novichok after attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal

The Independent  

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Vladimir Putin 'likely' approved of Salisbury Novichok attack
5 years, 7 months ago

Vladimir Putin 'likely' approved of Salisbury Novichok attack

Daily Mail  

Vladimir Putin is 'likely' to have approved of the Novichok attack in Salisbury, it has been revealed. A pair of Russian assassins travelled to Salisbury in March 2018 in an attempt to kill former spy turned double agent Sergei Skripal with military-grade nerve gas. Scroll down for video The attempted assassination of Sergei Skripal in Salisbury, Wiltshire, on March 4 …

Salisbury poisoning: Russian ambassador 'to arrange meeting' with Putin about nerve agent attack, novichok victim says
5 years, 11 months ago

Salisbury poisoning: Russian ambassador 'to arrange meeting' with Putin about nerve agent attack, novichok victim says

The Independent  

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One year on, the Skripal poisoning case is still riddled with questions that no one wants to answer
6 years ago

One year on, the Skripal poisoning case is still riddled with questions that no one wants to answer

The Independent  

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Denis Sergeev: Third Skripal suspect identified as high-ranking Russian spy, say reports
6 years, 1 month ago

Denis Sergeev: Third Skripal suspect identified as high-ranking Russian spy, say reports

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to the Bellingcat website, Denis Sergeev, 45, travelled on a 2 March Aeroflot …

Salisbury poisonings: Third Russian linked to UK and Catalonia visits before key votes, report claims
6 years, 1 month ago

Salisbury poisonings: Third Russian linked to UK and Catalonia visits before key votes, report claims

CNN  

CNN — New details have emerged about a third Russian linked to the 2018 Salisbury poisonings by the investigative website Bellingcat. Cross-checking multiple travel record databases provided by whistleblowers, including flight bookings and border crossings, Bellingcat’s information shows Fedotov spent six days in the UK at the end of March 2016. Family photo/Pixel 8000 Ltd Sensitive time in UK CNN …

Salisbury novichok attack: Bulgaria to investigate third suspect in Skripal nerve agent poisoning
6 years, 1 month ago

Salisbury novichok attack: Bulgaria to investigate third suspect in Skripal nerve agent poisoning

The Independent  

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Salisbury attack: Third novichok suspect linked to 2015 poisoning in Bulgaria
6 years, 1 month ago

Salisbury attack: Third novichok suspect linked to 2015 poisoning in Bulgaria

The Independent  

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UK assesses Putin approved Skripal attack that endangered thousands - intel officials
6 years, 3 months ago

UK assesses Putin approved Skripal attack that endangered thousands - intel officials

CNN  

CNN — The UK has assessed that the brazenness of the attacks that killed one Briton and sickened a former Russian spy and his daughter — including the amount of nerve agent used — point to approval by Russian President Vladimir Putin himself, two officials familiar with the matter told CNN. “What that actually means, we can have a good …

Salisbury novichok attack: Second suspect in Skripal poisoning identified as Russian doctor Alexander Mishkin
6 years, 5 months ago

Salisbury novichok attack: Second suspect in Skripal poisoning identified as Russian doctor Alexander Mishkin

The Independent  

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Second suspect in Skripal poisoning identified: Research group
6 years, 5 months ago

Second suspect in Skripal poisoning identified: Research group

Al Jazeera  

The man was identified as Alexander Mishkin, a doctor working for the Russian GRU intelligence service. Bellingcat, who worked with Russian news organisation The Insider, identified the man as Alexander Mishkin, a doctor working for the Russian GRU intelligence service. Together with another suspect, earlier identified by Bellingcat to be Anatoliy Chepiga, Mishkin travelled to the British town Salisbury in …

Putin lashes out at 'traitor' ex-spy Sergei Skripal, denies involvement in poisoning
6 years, 5 months ago

Putin lashes out at 'traitor' ex-spy Sergei Skripal, denies involvement in poisoning

ABC  

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called Sergei Skripal, the former spy poisoned with a deadly nerve agent in Britain, a "scumbag" and a "traitor to the motherland". Key points: Mr Putin has not previously lashed out at Mr Skripal The Russian leader said his country had no reason to poison the double agent Britain says the attack was carried out …

Putin calls poisoned ex-spy “scumbag,” traitor
6 years, 5 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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