US EditionPutin authorised 2018 Novichok poisoning of ex-Russian spy Skripal, UK inquiry says
The inquiry found Vladimir Putin authorised the 2018 Novichok attack that killed Dawn Sturgess and seriously injured others in a Kremlin operation, leading to UK sanctions on the GRU.
- On Thursday, Rt Hon Lord Hughes published the inquiry report concluding the 2018 Salisbury Novichok attack on Sergei Skripal must have been authorised at the highest level, by President Vladimir Putin, citing overwhelming evidence of Russian state involvement.
- The inquiry found the attack served as a public statement, for both international and domestic consumption, that Russia will act decisively in its own interests, and that GRU officers `acting on instructions` carried it out, with high-level approval necessary, as stated by Lord Hughes.
- A Nina Ricci perfume bottle containing Novichok was brought to Salisbury by Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, applied to Sergei Skripal's front-door handle, then discarded before they fled on March 4.
- The disposal of Novichok in public led to more than 87 people attending A&E, and Dawn Sturgess, 44, died after spraying a discarded bottle, prompting the UK government to sanction the GRU intelligence agency.
- Public hearings between October and December 2024 examined security failings and heard 40 witnesses, revealing that UK security services had insufficient written risk assessments for Sergei Skripal, former GRU colonel, while a closed section of the 174-page report was withheld for national security.
79 Articles
79 Articles
In 2018, former double agent Sergei Skripal narrowly survived an attack in England involving the nerve agent Novichok – an innocent woman died. A British report now concludes that Kremlin leader Putin ordered the attack.
U.K. sanctions Russia’s GRU spy agency over 2018 nerve agent attack
Britain sanctioned Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency and summoned Moscow’s ambassador on Thursday after an inquiry concluded that President Vladimir Putin was responsible for a nerve agent attack on British soil in 2018.
London will impose new sanctions against Russia's GRU.
iosconews.com
Putin found 'morally responsible' for nerve agent death in UK
The UK Thursday sanctioned Russia's intelligence service and summoned Moscow's ambassador after an inquiry found President Vladimir Putin bore "moral responsibility" for the death of a British woman in a 2018 nerve agent attack.
Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin must have ordered the nerve poison attack on double agent Sergei Skripal 2018 after a British investigation.
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 46% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
