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 anti-Russia sanctions lack previous vigor as 'US is too busy with China'
As the second round of Skripal-related US sanctions against Russia come into effect, experts claim they're much milder due to the fact that Washington's attention is focused on its trade dispute with China.Aug 26, 2019 15:41Business News - ‘You have to prove Putin was involved’: Met Police push back against UK blame game in Skripal sagaA year and a half since the Salisbury poisoning, the UK appears to be left with egg on its face after Scotland Yard admitted it is impossible to build a criminal case due to a lack of evidence.Aug 8, 2019 16:24World News
- US seeks to deny Russia imports & intl loans with new round of Skripal-inspired sanctionsThe US has announced a second round of financial sanctions on Moscow based on claims that Russian intelligence operatives attempted to assassinate former double-agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia last year in London using the banned and...Aug 3, 2019 05:16Newsline
- ‘Something fishy here’: Putin doesn’t believe UK poisoned SkripalsRussian President Vladimir Putin doesn’t believe in conspiracy theories that say the British government poisoned former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in Salisbury.Jul 20, 2019 09:31World News
- Traitors must be punished but Salisbury incident is not the way to go – Putin on Skripal affairTreason is the “gravest crime possible,” Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an exclusive FT interview ahead of the G20. But he maintained that Russia had no reason to poison the Skripals and had no hand in that incident.Jun 27, 2019 19:51World News
- No Novichok B&B for you: Authorities may buy Skripal house to prevent it from becoming a businessA local authority is considering buying the Skripal’s home in Salisbury to prevent it from being turned into a business. The house has undergone decontamination, which supposedly cleared it from the so-called Novichok nerve agent.Jun 9, 2019 18:37UK News
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