Sergei Skripal news

Get the latest news from RT about the case of Sergei Skripal, who used to work for Russian military intelligence. Sergei Skripal acted as a double agent for British intelligence services in the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s. Find news and details about Sergei Skripal’s background, former career, life, and past activities. In 2004, Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) arrested Sergei Skripal and convicted him of high treason. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison, yet moved to the UK and settled there as part of a spy swap. Follow RT for news and information on Sergei Skripal’s trial and life in Britain. In 2018, he and his daughter Yulia Skripal were poisoned with a nerve agent after Yulia returned from a visit to Moscow. An investigation was launched, and many news media outlets claimed that the Skripals were poisoned by Novichok nerve agent, originating from Russia. Yet, no proof has been given for these allegations. Find the latest updates on the Skripal case on RT.

New Litvinenko & Skripal allegations against Moscow timed to distract from West's defeat in Afghanistan, Russia's top spy claims
A new wave of claims attaching Russia to the alleged poisonings of ex-spies Alexander Litvinenko and Sergey Skripal in Britain are designed to distract attention from the West's own failures, Moscow's intelligence chief insists.
Sep 23, 2021 10:03
Russia & Former Soviet Union
UK says it will take all possible steps to extradite Skripal suspects, as Moscow claims London shifting blame for 'Novichok' case
Britain will use all diplomatic tools at its disposal to extradite three Russian men it claims are responsible for the poisoning of Sergey and Yulia Skripal, should they ever travel outside their home country, London has said.
Sep 21, 2021 15:15
Russia & Former Soviet Union
British cops charge third Russian national over dramatic alleged 2018 Salisbury poisoning of spy Skripal & point finger at GRU
The British police have named a third person they believe had a part to play in the 2018 poisoning of former Russian military intelligence officer Sergei Skripal. London has accused Moscow of being behind an “attempted murder.”
Sep 21, 2021 11:54
Russia & Former Soviet Union
‘We’ve been through this in the Skripal case’: West's Navalny poisoning claims driven by ‘sanctions itch’, Sergey Lavrov says
If the allegations that Alexey Navalny fell victim to ‘Novichok’ didn’t exist, those fanning them would make something else up as an excuse to damage Russia, the country's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on Friday.
Sep 18, 2020 18:04
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Craig Murray: Opposition figure Navalny may possibly have been targeted by Russian state, but Western narrative doesn’t add up Op-ed
Once Russian anti-corruption campaigner Alexey Navalny was in Berlin it was only a matter of time before it was declared that he was poisoned with Novichok. The Russophobes are delighted.
Sep 6, 2020 20:35
Russia & Former Soviet Union
Probe into ‘novichok’ death of Dawn Sturgess can blame Russia, UK judges say, but 'no trial will realistically happen'
The probe into the ‘novichok’ death of Dawn Sturgess in Amesbury should be expanded to look at the Russian government, but an actual trial is unlikely to happen, two UK high court judges have admitted in a ruling.
Jul 24, 2020 19:01
UK News