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.
- 'Fantasy gone wild’ – Moscow sighs as Bellingcat claims FSB tried to influence UK visa process
Claims by “investigative” website Bellingcat that the FSB pressured a UK visa center to facilitate the issuance of travel permits to the alleged Skripal poisoners is a self-exposing joke, the Russian Foreign Ministry said.World News - ‘Russia threat ever more real’: UK’s May berates Moscow like ‘recalcitrant child’ & offers salvation
The UK is ready to build a “different relationship” with Russia following the diplomatic rift over the Skripal poisoning – but only if Moscow confesses all its alleged sins and plays by London’s rules, PM Theresa May has hinted.UK News - ‘Different relationship’: May to offer Moscow an olive branch… with conditions
Relations between Russia and the UK could be set to improve. After years of rising tensions, Prime Minister Theresa May is expected to state that she is open to a ‘different relationship’ with Moscow, albeit with stipulations.UK News - US to impose ‘additional sanctions’ on Russia over Skripal poisoning claim
Washington will move to impose additional sanctions against Russia, saying Moscow did not meet its demands by the deadline set by the US and accusing Moscow of a chemical attack against a former spy and his daughter in the UK.US News - Russians don’t hold Kremlin responsible for Skripal poisoning, say British did it themselves – poll
Only a half of surveyed Russians follow the Skripal poisoning saga and just 3 percent of those, who do, believe the UK’s claims that Russian secret services were behind the Salisbury attack, a fresh poll revealed.Russia - Bellingcat claims second Salisbury suspect also received Russia’s highest award
The second suspect in the Salisbury poisonings was awarded Russia’s highest medal four years ago by President Vladimir Putin, UK-based ‘investigative’ group Bellingcat has claimed.UK News
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