Sergei Skripal

Britain points finger at Putin over spy poisoning

Thu, 06 Sep 2018 - 10:10 GMT

Britain pointed the finger at Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday for a nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy in England.

U.S. imposes sanctions on Russia for nerve agent attack in UK

Thu, 09 Aug 2018 - 12:40 GMT

Washington it would impose fresh sanctions on Russia by the end of August after it determined that Moscow had used a nerve agent against a former Russian agent.

Britain dismisses news report on Skripal poisoners as “wild speculation”

Thu, 19 Jul 2018 - 12:59 GMT

Britain's security minister dismissed a report that police have identified several Russians who were behind the poisoning of Skripal as “wild speculation”.

UK police briefly cordon off area near Salibury poisoning

Thu, 12 Jul 2018 - 10:00 GMT

Police briefly cordoned off part of the English city of Salisbury near where former Russian double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found poisoned.

UK woman dies after Novichok poisoning

Sun, 08 Jul 2018 - 10:06 GMT

A British woman has died after being exposed to the nerve agent Novichok in western England, the Metropolitan Police said in a statement on Sunday.

UK police in protective suits investigate latest Novichok poisoning

Fri, 06 Jul 2018 - 10:00 GMT

In the southern English city of Salisbury counter-terrorism detectives stepped up their investigation into how people were exposed to the nerve agent Novichok.

UK could launch retaliatory cyber attack on Russia if infrastructure targeted

Sun, 15 Apr 2018 - 12:10 GMT

Britain would consider launching a cyber attack against Russia in retaliation if Russia targeted British national infrastructure.

Daughter of poisoned Russian spy declines embassy help-statement

Thu, 12 Apr 2018 - 04:20 GMT

Yulia Skripal, who was poisoned in Britain last month along with her father, a former Russian spy.

Poisoned Russian agent Sergei Skripal is getting better fast, hospital says

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 - 01:29 GMT

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal is no longer in critical condition and his health is improving rapidly more than a month since he was poisoned with a nerve agent

Chemical weapons body conducted inspection in Russia last week

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 - 11:45 GMT

Inspectors from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) conducted an inspection at an undisclosed location in Russia in the past week

Russia loses OPCW bid for joint spy poisoning probe

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 - 01:20 GMT

Russia lost a bid Wednesday at the global chemical weapons watchdog to launch a joint probe with Britain into the spy poisoning scandal.

Skripals' first contact with nerve agent at home: UK police

Wed, 28 Mar 2018 - 10:10 GMT

Former Russian spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter first came into contact with a nerve agent at their home address in Britain.

Moscow blames UK as EU nations mull expelling Russian diplomats

Sat, 24 Mar 2018 - 02:30 GMT

Russia accused Britain of trying to force its allies to take "confrontational steps" after EU member states decided to recall the bloc's envoy from Moscow.

Britain and U.S. clash with Russia at UN arms control forum over nerve attack

Tue, 20 Mar 2018 - 01:37 GMT

Britain accused Russia of spreading "half-truths and half-lies" in a U.N. debate on Tuesday over a nerve toxin attack on a Russian double agent.

Czech foreign minister rejects Russia's nerve toxin origin claim

Sun, 18 Mar 2018 - 01:10 GMT

Czech Foreign Minister Martin Stropnicky on Saturday denied Moscow's accusation that the nerve toxin used against a former Russian double agent.

Kremlin furious as Britain blames Putin for ex-spy attack

Sat, 17 Mar 2018 - 03:10 GMT

Britain on Friday provoked Russia's wrath by directly implicating Vladimir Putin in the nerve agent attack on an ex-double agent.

UK sanctions Russia after 'sarcasm, contempt and defiance'

Wed, 14 Mar 2018 - 01:06 GMT

23 diplomats to be removed, Russian state assets frozen, high-level bilateral meetings cancelled along with diplomatic trips to the World Cup in Russia this summer.

UK police identify over 200 witnesses in nerve agent attack

Sat, 10 Mar 2018 - 10:20 GMT

British police have identified more than 200 witnesses and are looking at more than 240 pieces of evidence in their investigation into a nerve agent attack on a Russian ex-spy.

UK warns foreign states over Russian ex-spy's suspected poisoning

Wed, 07 Mar 2018 - 04:50 GMT

Britain warned it would respond "robustly" if it emerged that a government was behind the suspected poisoning of a former Russian double agent.

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