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Tag: Alexander Litvinenko

Posted inEspionage

Novichok creators expose devil weapon’s origins

by Giovanni Pigni September 25, 2020September 29, 2020

Poisoning is a method of killing that dates back to antiquity, but the alleged Kremlin deployment of chemical weapons to silence opponents via assassination has carried the practice into the 21st century. Arguably the most infamous of such weapons in current circulation is Novichok – used, most recently, against Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Though […]

Posted inAnalysis, Russia

Death wish: The poisonous perils of anti-Putinism

by Giovanni Pigni August 31, 2020September 3, 2020
Emergency workers in protective clothing are shown near the bench where former Russian intelligence officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found poisoned in Salisbury, Britain, March 13, 2018. Photo: Reuters / Henry Nicholls
Posted inGermany, Iraq, Middle East, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Dissecting the ‘dusty agent’ used in UK attack

by Stephen Bryen March 15, 2018

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