A British woman died from exposure to a nerve agent because of a botched assassination plot that the Russian leader must have authorized, an official report found.
Tag: Salisbury (England)
The Arms Merchant in the Sights of Russia’s Elite Assassination Squad
Russian spies have twice tried to poison Emilian Gebrev. Now, revelations in the Czech Republic show they also destroyed shipments of his military supplies.
Czechs Blame 2014 Blasts at Ammunition Depots on Elite Russian Spy Unit
The unit has also been implicated in the 2018 nerve agent attack in Salisbury, England, on Sergei Skripal, a former Russian spy, and his daughter.
Was Stonehenge a ‘Secondhand’ Monument?
The Neolithic site appears to have begun as a monument in Wales that was dismantled and carried 175 miles east as part of a larger migration, a new study suggests.
An Organ Recital, With a Coronavirus Shot
Salisbury Cathedral is joining Britain’s vaccination drive, and its organists are providing a musical accompaniment. They’re even taking requests.
Trump’s Positive Coronavirus Test, Belarus Sanctions, Aleksei Navalny: Your Friday Briefing
Here’s what you need to know.
What Is Novichok, The Russian Nerve Agent Detected in Navalny Poisoning?
For decades, scientists, spies and chemical weapons specialists have known about and feared the lethal substance.
What Is Novichok, the Nerve Agent Tied to Navalny Poisoning?
For decades, scientists, spies and chemical weapons specialists have known about and feared the lethal toxin.
Novichok Sickened 2nd British Officer, Police Say
The police officer, who was not identified, was exposed to the Soviet-developed nerve agent that was used to attack a former Russian spy last year.
Putin Makes a Splash at the G20 Summit
In an interview with the Financial Times newspaper, the Russian president declared that the “liberal idea” was “obsolete.”