UK has 'no current plans' for more Russia sanctions despite new novichok victims, says Sajid Javid
6 years, 6 months ago

UK has 'no current plans' for more Russia sanctions despite new novichok victims, says Sajid Javid

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 There are “no current plans” to enforce a new set of sanctions on Russia after a couple were left critically ill by exposure to nerve agent, the home secretary has said. Days after accusing the Russian state of using the UK as a “dumping ground” for novichok, Sajid Javid said he would not “jump to conclusions” over how Dawn Sturgess and her partner Charlie Rowley were exposed. But the man has a brain as well, he could have come over to say a sentence.” Mr Glen, Conservative MP for Salisbury, said the latest novichok incident was “very, very frustrating”. Mr Javid called the original novichok attack on the Skripals “callous” and “reckless”, but the Russian state denied any involvement.

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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 …

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 …

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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British Novichok victim’s family told ‘do not touch her coffin’, inquiry hears
3 months ago

British Novichok victim’s family told ‘do not touch her coffin’, inquiry hears

The Independent  

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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

The Independent  

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Novichok poisonings inquiry set to open in Salisbury
3 months ago

Novichok poisonings inquiry set to open in Salisbury

The Independent  

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Former Prime Minister Theresa May says 'justice is unlikely' for Salisbury poisoning victims ahead of Novichok inquiry
3 months ago

Former Prime Minister Theresa May says 'justice is unlikely' for Salisbury poisoning victims ahead of Novichok inquiry

Daily Mail  

Former Prime Minister Theresa May has said that 'justice is unlikely' for the victims of the Salisbury poisonings, which led to the death of mother Dawn Sturgess. Four months later, 44-year-old Dawn Sturgess, a mother of three, tragically died after being given the discarded perfume bottle containing the nerve agent by her boyfriend, Charlie Rowley and unknowingly spraying it on …

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

The Independent  

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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 …

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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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 …

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 …

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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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Grieving son of novichok victim Dawn Sturgess begs Vladimir Putin to give up the Russian hitmen
5 years, 10 months ago

Grieving son of novichok victim Dawn Sturgess begs Vladimir Putin to give up the Russian hitmen

Daily Mail  

Her son Ewan Hope called on the Russian President 'as a human being' to give his mother justice she deserves Ms Sturgess, 44, died in July and partner Charlie Rowley is suffering from exposure to the nerve agent Dawn Sturgess fell critically ill after handling bottle believed to have been used to transport the chemical The Russian novichok attack on …

Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess's parents blame UK government 'for putting Skripal in Salisbury'
5 years, 11 months ago

Novichok victim Dawn Sturgess's parents blame UK government 'for putting Skripal in Salisbury'

The Independent  

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Salisbury novichok attack: Police will ‘never give up’ efforts to bring Russian culprits to justice, Cressida Dick says
6 years ago

Salisbury novichok attack: Police will ‘never give up’ efforts to bring Russian culprits to justice, Cressida Dick says

The Independent  

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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, …

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 …

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

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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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Salisbury poisoning: Two Russians wanted for Novichok attack are named
6 years, 4 months ago

Salisbury poisoning: Two Russians wanted for Novichok attack are named

Daily Mail  

Theresa May will wreak revenge on Vladimir Putin by ordering a covert war on his spy network as she accused two of its assassins of carrying out the Salisbury Novichok attack. Mr Rowley, 48, and his partner Dawn Sturgess, 44, fell ill in Amesbury after coming into contact with the substance months after the same nerve agent was used against …

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