Russians in the UK feeling the cold after Novichok spy poisoning scandal
6 years, 3 months ago

Russians in the UK feeling the cold after Novichok spy poisoning scandal

ABC  

"Go back to Russia!" The offspring of Russia's wealthy have struggled to gain visas to attend a renowned Russian Debutante Ball in London, and so for the first time in five years it has been cancelled. 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. In March British Prime Minister Theresa May said the Government would conduct a review of residency rights of wealthy Russians in direct response to the Salisbury nerve agent attack. "We have rich people, and especially if they are connected to the Government people treat them as if they have something to do with that," Katerina Nikitina, London editor of Russian-language magazine Zima, said.

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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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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 …

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

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, …

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 …

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  

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. Read our privacy policy A former Russian spy who was poisoned in the UK …

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 …

UK asks for information two years after Salisbury poisoning
4 years, 7 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 …

Vladimir Putin 'likely' approved of Salisbury Novichok attack
5 years, 5 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 …

One year on, the Skripal poisoning case is still riddled with questions that no one wants to answer
5 years, 10 months 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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Salisbury poisonings: Third Russian linked to UK and Catalonia visits before key votes, report claims
5 years, 11 months 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 …

Britain and Russia discussing prospect of replacing expelled diplomats, MPs told
5 years, 11 months ago

Britain and Russia discussing prospect of replacing expelled diplomats, MPs told

The Independent  

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UK assesses Putin approved Skripal attack that endangered thousands - intel officials
6 years, 1 month 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, 3 months ago

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

The Independent  

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Putin lashes out at 'traitor' ex-spy Sergei Skripal, denies involvement in poisoning
6 years, 3 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, 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, …

Vladimir Putin: Sergei Skripal is a scumbag and traitor who betrayed Russia
6 years, 3 months ago

Vladimir Putin: Sergei Skripal is a scumbag and traitor who betrayed Russia

CNN  

Moscow CNN — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday dismissed the furor over the Salisbury nerve-agent poisoning, calling former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal a “traitor” and a “scumbag” and suggesting the incident was being “artificially blown up” by the media. He’s just a scumbag, that’s all.” Putin said that the Salisbury affair “is being artificially … blown up” by …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Russia says UK seeks 'anti-Russian hysteria' with Novichok spy claims after murder attempt
6 years, 4 months ago

Russia says UK seeks 'anti-Russian hysteria' with Novichok spy claims after murder attempt

ABC  

Russia's UN ambassador is accusing Britain of producing an "unfounded and mendacious cocktail of facts", and is refusing to cooperate on the investigation of a poisoned ex-Russian spy. Key points: Western powers back UK as it pushes for tighter chemical weapon controls Russia denies allegations and refuses to accept the accusations as valid Two Russian nationals charged over attacks on …

Moscow envoy: Poisoning claims are ‘anti-Russian hysteria’
6 years, 4 months ago

Moscow envoy: Poisoning claims are ‘anti-Russian hysteria’

Associated Press  

MOSCOW — A top Russian diplomat on Thursday denounced British accusations that Russian military intelligence agents poisoned a former spy in England, calling them base untruths aimed at whipping up hostility toward Moscow. The statement by Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia to a session of the U.N. Security Council came hours after Britain’s security minister said Russian President Vladimir Putin is ultimately …

Putin was responsible for Novichok attack: U.K. Minister
6 years, 4 months ago

Putin was responsible for Novichok attack: U.K. Minister

The Hindu  

Britain pointed the finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England — a charge that Moscow rejected as “unacceptable”. Security Minister Ben Wallace said that Mr. Putin was “ultimately” responsible for the poisoning in the southwestern city of Salisbury — prompting an angry response from Moscow. She said …

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 …

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 …

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, …

Novichok: World leaders back UK’s allegations against Russia
6 years, 4 months ago

Novichok: World leaders back UK’s allegations against Russia

CNN  

London CNN — The leaders of the United States, France, Germany and Canada have backed Britain’s assessment that two suspects accused of poisoning a Russian ex-spy and his daughter in the UK were Russian military intelligence officers, and that the Russian government “almost certainly” approved the attack. British Prime Minister Theresa May presented the assessment parliament on Wednesday, after prosecutors …

UK: Russians charged with Skripal nerve-agent poisoning
6 years, 4 months ago

UK: Russians charged with Skripal nerve-agent poisoning

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors name two Russians as suspects in attempted assassination of ex-spy. “Based on the body of intelligence, the government has concluded that the two individuals named by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service are officers from the Russian military intelligence service, also known as the GRU,” British Prime Minister Theresa May told parliament. Neil Basu, assistant commissioner of the …

2 Russian Agents Carried Out Skripal Poison Attack, U.K. Says; Arrest Warrants Issued
6 years, 4 months ago

2 Russian Agents Carried Out Skripal Poison Attack, U.K. Says; Arrest Warrants Issued

NPR  

2 Russian Agents Carried Out Skripal Poison Attack, U.K. Says; Arrest Warrants Issued Enlarge this image toggle caption U.K. Metropolitan Police U.K. Metropolitan Police British authorities have charged two Russian men with using a Novichok nerve agent to poison former KGB spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Sponsor Message British Prime Minister Theresa May said Britain's security and intelligence …

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 …

Salisbury poisoning: Woman among Russian hit squad of four identified as key suspects in Skripal novichok probe
6 years, 5 months ago

Salisbury poisoning: Woman among Russian hit squad of four identified as key suspects in Skripal novichok probe

The Independent  

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UK woman Dawn Sturgess dies after being exposed to Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, say British authorities
6 years, 6 months ago

UK woman Dawn Sturgess dies after being exposed to Soviet-era nerve agent Novichok, say British authorities

Firstpost  

London: A woman exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in southwest England, near where a Russian spy was targeted by the same type of chemical in March, has died, police have said. Prime Minister Theresa May said she was “appalled and shocked” by the death of Dawn Sturgess, one of two people who fell ill last weekend in Amesbury, near …

English Woman Exposed To Nerve Agent Dies
6 years, 6 months ago

English Woman Exposed To Nerve Agent Dies

NPR  

English Woman Exposed To Nerve Agent Dies Enlarge this image toggle caption Jack Taylor/Getty Images Jack Taylor/Getty Images Updated at 7 a.m. ET on Monday British police say a woman in England has died after being exposed to Novichok, the nerve agent that also poisoned a former Russian spy and his daughter there in March. Former Russian spy and British …

Novichok poisoning: How the same nerve agent used on the Skripals struck again, months later
6 years, 6 months ago

Novichok poisoning: How the same nerve agent used on the Skripals struck again, months later

ABC  

Two British citizens who are critically ill in hospital were poisoned with Novichok, the same nerve agent that struck down a former Russian agent in March. Britain's interior minister has now demanded that Russia explain how two people were inadvertently poisoned with the same military-grade nerve agent used to attack Mr Skripal and Yulia Skripal, in the nearby town of …

UK calls on Russia to explain latest nerve agent poisoning
6 years, 6 months ago

UK calls on Russia to explain latest nerve agent poisoning

Al Jazeera  

Britain has called on Russia to explain the latest nerve agent poisoning incident in southern England, which has left two people critically ill in hospital. UK’s Interior Minister Sajid Javid confirmed an earlier police statement that a man and a woman – both British nationals – were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok – the same substance that poisoned former …

Salisbury: Victims exposed to nerve agent Novichok
6 years, 6 months ago

Salisbury: Victims exposed to nerve agent Novichok

CNN  

London CNN — Two people found unconscious in southern England on Saturday were exposed to the same nerve agent used to attack an ex-Russian spy in March, London Metropolitan Police said Wednesday. The possibility that these two investigations might be linked is clearly a line of inquiry for us.” What we know about the victims Paramedics were called to an …

Mysterious Illness Rocks British City, UK Authorities Investigating Russian Spy's Daughter's Condition
6 years, 10 months ago

Mysterious Illness Rocks British City, UK Authorities Investigating Russian Spy's Daughter's Condition

Hindustan Times  

British investigators will meet on Wednesday to update an emergency response committee about the mysterious illness of a former Russian double agent and his daughter. The incident involves an unknown substance that has exposed both individuals to serious illness. The investigation is led by counter-terrorism police, with Britain's military research laboratory at Porton Down actively contributing to the research and …

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